JERSEY ELECTRICITY PLC
11 September 2024
Directorate Change - Appointment of
two non-executive Directors
As part of its succession process,
the Board of Jersey Electricity Plc is pleased to announce the
appointments of Iman Hill and Roger Blundell as non-executive
Directors with effect from 1 October 2024.
Iman is an experienced executive in
the oil and gas industry. Until recently she was CEO of the
International Oil and Gas Producers' Association, where she led the
development of their Carbon Transition Strategy, supporting the
industry in reducing emissions, and improving performance in health
and safety, environmental and engineering asset management. She is
currently a non-executive director of United Oil and Gas and
ReconAfrica.
Over a career spanning forty years
in the energy industry, she has held senior technical and
managerial roles, leading engineering operations and working
closely with stakeholders, including foreign governments and
regulators. She has recently been appointed as Country Manager and
Managing Director in Egypt for VAALCO Energy Inc.
Iman holds a Masters degree in
Computer Science and a BSc in Biochemistry from Aberdeen University
and is a graduate of the Shell MBA programme at INSEAD.
Roger was CFO at Grosvenor Property
UK from 2007-2022, with overall responsibility for all financial
aspects of the business. He is currently a board member of the UK
Government Property Agency and chair of the Investment Committee, a
member of the Council of University College London where he chairs
the Finance committee and a trustee of the National Portrait
Gallery, where he chairs the Audit and Risk Committee.
Over a period of over thirty years,
Roger has held senior roles in finance, including Group Finance
Director at Kensington Group plc, Director of Group Finance, Tax
and Treasury at Kingfisher plc, and Finance Director of Sky
Interactive at BSkyB plc.
Roger holds a BSc in Mathematics and
Statistics from Edinburgh University and is a FCA of the ICAEW,
having trained as an auditor with Arthur Andersen.
The Company also makes the following
statements:
• Effectiveness: Iman's and Roger's
biographies are above. Both appointments are being made as part of
the Board's planned succession for Alan Bryce and Wendy Dorman to
step down from the Board, respectively in December 2024 and July
2025. Both appointments will bring further diversity of background
and experience to the Board.
• Independence: The Board considers
that Iman and Roger are independent in character and judgment, and
that there are no relationships or circumstances that are likely to
affect their judgment.
• Selection: Both appointees were
selected through a process overseen by the Nominations Committee
with the use of an external recruitment consultant.
Enquiries:
Andrew Welsby
Company Secretary
Jersey Electricity Plc
PO Box 45, The Powerhouse
Queens Road, St Helier
Jersey. JE4 8NY
Tel: +44 1534 505253
email: awelsby@jec.co.uk