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Peter Warry
Chairman

Peter Warry is the chairman of a number of industrial companies. He was previously Chief Executive of Nuclear Electric and a director of British Energy.  Peter acted as Senior Industrial Adviser to OFGEM for the 1999/2000 distribution price control review and has been a non-executive director of the Office of Rail Regulation.  He graduated in Engineering and Economics and is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering as well as being a Fellow of the Institutions of Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.

William Cargo
Executive Director

Bill Cargo held management positions in the UK gas industry from 1981, before becoming Engineering Director for Phoenix Natural Gas Limited from 1993 to 1999 during the introduction of natural gas to Northern Ireland. After working as Managing Director of Nile Valley Gas Company (Egypt), he became CEO of Premier Power Limited in 2001 during the construction of the new 600 MW CCGT. Joining Premier Transmission Limited prior to mutualisation, he became Managing Director in March 2005 and Belfast Gas Transmission in 2008.

Paddy Larkin
Executive Director

Paddy Larkin was appointed Managing Director of the Moyle Group in April 2007. Previously Paddy was Chief Executive Officer of Premier Power Ltd, the BG group subsidiary which operates Ballylumford Power Station. Before that he held a number of operational and business positions in Premier Power - over a 14-year period - having joined from NIE in 1992.

Alan McClure
Senior Independent Director

Alan McClure is the former President and CEO of Perfecseal Inc. and is the past Chairman of Ilex Urban Regeneration Company Limited, a public-private sector body set up by Government to oversee the social and economic regeneration of Derry City Council area. A former Chairman of the Northern Ireland Institute of Directors and President of Londonderry Chamber of Commerce. Dr. McClure holds executive and non-executive roles in a number of companies across a range of disciplines in the United Kingdom.

Gerry Walsh

Gerry Walsh served as Chief Executive and Member of the Board of Bord Gáis from 2000 until 2007, during which time the equity value of the company increased by 100% to €1.6 billion.  He joined Bord Gáis in 1984 and held a number of senior management roles in utility operations, including General Manager, Director of Strategy and Director of New Business Development before taking over as Chief Executive.

Whilst CEO he oversaw an all-island investment programme of over €1.5 billion and the setting up of a new energy company in Northern Ireland in competition with the local incumbent with an investment of €200 million.

Gerry now runs Spruce Consulting Ltd., which provides strategic support to a portfolio of corporate clients.

Regina Finn

Since 2006, Regina Finn has been the Chief Executive of Ofwat, the economic regulator for the water and waste water sectors in England and Wales. Prior to joining Ofwat she was a Commissioner for Energy Regulation in Dublin where she worked on the development of an all island energy market.  Previously she was Head of Market Operations and Deputy Director of the Office of the Director of Telecommunications (now ComReg) in Dublin, and she has worked in the Channel Islands where she established a regulatory regime for electricity, post and telecommunications.

Felicity Huston

Felicity Huston is a director of Huston and Co Tax Consultants. She is the Commissioner for Public Appointments for Northern Ireland. Previously Felicity was Chairman of the Northern Ireland Consumer Committee for Electricity and before that was Deputy Chairman and Energy Convenor of the General Consumer Council Northern Ireland, specialising in gas issues. Felicity has held a number of public appointments - including Commissioner for the House of Lords Appointments Commission until September 2008 and is a Trustee of Assisi Animal Sanctuary in Newtownards.

Damian McAteer

Damian McAteer is a graduate of University of Ulster and Strathclyde University Business School. He has extensive experience in business, community and the public sector. Mr. McAteer holds a number of directorships in private business and serves in a voluntary capacity on the boards of a range of community and voluntary organisations.