Board Members
UKTI has brought together business people with international trade and investment experience coupled with extensive experience of the energy sector to:
- Monitor and control the progress of the strategy implementation at the strategic level
- Set up and direct Working Groups
- Overall management and evaluation of activities
- Co-ordinate stakeholder input and delivery
- Identify, secure and advise allocation of resources
- Identify political or economic hurdles to the success of the strategy
The Chairman of the UK Energy Excellence Board is Samir Brikho, Chief Executive of AMEC plc.
Samir Brikho
AMEC plc, Chief Executive
Age 50, Samir Brikho has been chief executive of AMEC plc since October 2006.
Doctor Mike Farley
Doosan Babcock Energy Ltd , Director of Technology Policy
Dr Farley has worked with Doosan Babcock and its predecessors since 1974, initially within the Research & Development Department and later in the Technology Centre, becoming Director of Technology in 1998 and Director of Technology Policy Liaison in 2002.
Colin Hood
Scottish and Southern Energy , Chief Operating Officer
Colin joined the Board of Scottish and Southern Energy as Power Systems Director in January 2001, becoming Chief Operating Officer in October 2002.
Robert Lane
CMS Cameron McKenna , Head of Regulated Industries,
Robert Lane is Head of Regulated Industries at CMS Cameron McKenna LLP and has been advising in the energy sector for over 20 years.
Professor Jim R McDonald
University of Strathclyde , Principal
Professor Jim McDonald spent 7 years within the UK Electricity Supply Industry. He joined Strathclyde University in 1984 ultimately being appointed as the Rolls-Royce Professor of Electrical Power Systems in 1993.
Doctor Filomena La Porta
Technology Strategy Board , Lead technologist – Energy Generation and Supply
Filomena joined the Technology Strategy Board in August 2007 as Lead Technologist for the Energy Generation and Supply Area.
Rt Hon. Brian Wilson
Rt Hon. Brian Wilson is a former Labour MP who held five Ministerial posts between 1997 and his retirement from politics in 2005.
Sector news
Wednesday, Mar 10, 2010
Victoria Oil & Gas Reveals Testing Results Of La-105 Well Victoria Oil & Gas has revealed preliminary results of testing operations at well La-105 at its Logbaba gas and condensate project in Douala, Cameroon. Well La-105, the first well drilled by VOG at Logbaba, was completed to a depth of 8,700ft in early January.
Wednesday, Mar 10, 2010
Environment Agency Reveals Potential Hydropower Hotspots In UK Environment Agency commissioned a new report Opportunity and environmental sensitivity mapping in England and Wales, to identify the opportunities for small scale hydropower schemes on British rivers alongside the environmental sensitivities associated with their exploitation.
Wednesday, Mar 10, 2010
Global Firms Join Forces To Form New Organization For European Supergrid Ten global companies have teamed up to form 'Friends of the Supergrid' (FOSG), which has been set up to progress policy towards the construction of a pan-European offshore supergrid.
Wednesday, Mar 10, 2010
E.ON To Slash Gas Prices By 6%, Simplifies Bills E.ON has said that it will reduce the gas prices by 6% for its residential customers effective from March 31, 2010. The company is also making its bills simpler for the customers so they are clearer and easier to understand.
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