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Alasdair J.D. Locke
Chairman

Alasdair Locke is the executive chairman of Abbot Group plc, an international energy services provider to the oil and gas industry, and holds directorships in a range of other companies. He has been involved in the oil and shipping industries since 1974 and held senior executive positions within the banking industry. Mr Locke was until recently a member of the International Oil and Gas Business Advisory Board which advises the Department of Trade and Industry.

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.

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.

David Montgomery (Resigned 31 March 2008)

David Montgomery has held a range of editorial positions at major newspapers since 1980. In 1992 he reconstructed the Mirror Group and grew it into a broader based media business. He was Chief Executive of the Group until 1999. Since then he has advised on numerous media acquisition projects, most recently with Local Press in Northern Ireland and remains actively involved in the media industry. Mr. Montgomery is the founding director of Team Northern Ireland Limited, which aims to support the renewal and funding of Northern Ireland's infrastructure following the peace deal.

Felicity Huston

Felicity Huston is a Partner in Huston and Co Tax Consultants, having been a partner for eleven years and prior to that a tax inspector for six years. She was Chairman of the Northern Ireland Consumer Committee for Electricity - the electricity consumer's watchdog - for three years until abolition in 2003. Before that Mrs Huston was Deputy Chairman and Energy Convenor of the General Consumer Council Northern Ireland, specialising in gas issues. She currently holds a number of public appointments, including that of Commissioner for the House of Lords Appointments Commission since 2000, and was appointed Commissioner for Public Appointment for Northern Ireland in August 2005. Felicity is a Board Member of Belfast Charitable Society - Clifton House -  and 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.