The individuals who make up the Management team of International Power draw on a rich and diverse background of experience from within and outside of the power generation industry, finance and general management.
Brief biographies are given below. Detailed corporate governance information can be found in the
Investors section.
Chairman
Dirk Beeuwsaert was appointed Chairman of International Power in February 2011 following the Combination. He is Executive Vice President of GDF SUEZ, in charge of the Business Line Energy International, and has been heading up these activities for the last 11 years. He began his career in 1971 with the Belgian power company Intercom and has held various management roles within the GDF SUEZ business over the years.
Executive Directors
Philip Cox joined the Company on 1 May 2000 as Chief Financial Officer and was appointed Chief Executive Officer of International Power in December 2003. He is responsible for the overall management of International Power, and implementing the strategies approved by the Board. Philip is a Chartered Accountant and prior to joining the Company he was a Senior Vice President at Invensys. He is a Non-Executive Director of Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC and Chairman of its Audit Committee, and he is a member of the President’s Committee of the CBI.
Geert Peeters joined International Power on 3 January 2012 as Deputy Chief Financial Officer and was appointed to the Board as Chief Financial Officer on 15 May 2012. Geert was previously Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at GDF SUEZ Global Gas & LNG. Prior to that, he worked with GDF SUEZ Energy International for 12 years in senior financial and operational roles in Latin America, the Middle East and North America. Between 1992 and 1996 Geert worked for KBC Bank in Brussels and New York.
Guy Richelle was appointed Chief Operating Officer of International Power in February 2011, following the Combination of International Power and GDF SUEZ Energy International. He is responsible for health, safety and operations, construction, markets and sales, HR and IT. Prior to this role he was Chief Executive Officer and President of Middle East, Asia and Africa for GDF SUEZ Energy Europe & International.
Independent Non-Executive Directors
Sir Neville Simms became a Non-Executive Director of National Power in August 1998 and was Chairman of the demerged International Power from October 2000 to February 2011. He was appointed Deputy Chairman and the Senior Independent Director following the Combination. He is Chairman of Bombardier Transportation UK Limited, Chairman of the BRE Trust and a member of the President’s Committee of the CBI. Sir Neville was a Non-Executive Director of the Bank of England from 1995 to 2002, Chairman of the Government's Sustainable Procurement Task Force from 2005 to 2007 and Deputy Chairman of Ashridge Management College from 2006 to 2011.
Bernard Attali was appointed a Non-Executive Director of International Power in February 2011 following the Combination of International Power and GDF SUEZ Energy International. He is a well known French businessman and has been a member of a number of boards of significant undertakings such as Air France, Eurotunnel SA, BNP, Société Générale and SNCF.
Tony Isaac became a Non-Executive Director of the Company in October 2000. Following the Combination of International Power and GDF SUEZ Energy International in February 2011 he was appointed Chairman of the Audit Committee. Tony is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and, before becoming Chief Executive of The BOC Group plc, was its Group Finance Director. Tony was the Senior Independent Director until February 2011 and was previously Chairman of the Audit Committee, from demerger in 2000 to March 2008. He is the Senior Independent Director of Schlumberger Limited and Hogg Robinson Group plc.
David Weston became a Non-Executive Director of the Company in August 2009. He is a member of the Group Management Committee of Anglo American plc where he is Group Director of Business Performance, a position he has held since November 2009, having previously been Anglo’s Group Technical Director and Chief Executive of the Tarmac Group and Anglo Industrial Minerals. David is also a member of the Kumba Iron Ore Board. Prior to joining Anglo American in 2006, David spent 25 years with Shell and held a number of senior management positions including President of Shell Canada Products, Chief Executive Officer of Shell Aviation Ltd. and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Shell Pakistan Ltd. He is a Chartered Engineer.
Sir Rob Young was appointed a Non-Executive Director of International Power in February 2011 following the Combination of International Power and GDF SUEZ Energy International. Sir Rob spent his career in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. From 1999 to 2003, he was British High Commissioner to India.
Michael Zaoui was appointed a Non-Executive Director of International Power in February 2011 following the Combination of International Power and GDF SUEZ Energy International. He has an investment banking background in European mergers and acquisitions and was Vice Chairman of the Institutional Securities Group of Morgan Stanley until 2008.
GDF SUEZ appointed Non-Executive Directors
Gérard Mestrallet was appointed to the Board of International Power in February 2011 following the Combination of International Power and GDF SUEZ Energy International. He has held the position of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GDF SUEZ since SUEZ merged with Gaz de France in July 2008 prior to which he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SUEZ.
Jean-François Cirelli was appointed to the Board of International Power in February 2011 following the Combination of International Power and GDF SUEZ Energy International. A former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Gaz de France, he was appointed Vice Chairman and President of GDF SUEZ in July 2008.
Isabelle Kocher was appointed to the Board of International Power in December 2011. She has been Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of GDF SUEZ since October 2011, prior to which she was Managing Director of Lyonnaise des Eaux. She joined the SUEZ Group in 2002, in charge of strategic overview.
Additional Directors who served during 2010
Executive Directors
Tony Concannon was appointed to the Board in January 2004 and resigned from the Board in February 2011 following the Combination of International Power and GDF SUEZ Energy International. He was the Executive Director responsible for managing all aspects of performance in the Australian region including plant operations, finance, energy trading and business development.
Bruce Levy was appointed to the Board in June 2005 and resigned in February 2011 following the Combination of International Power and GDF SUEZ Energy International. He was the Executive Director responsible for all aspects of performance in North America including plant operations, finance, energy trading and business development.
Steve Riley was appointed to the Board in January 2004 and resigned from the Board in February 2011 following the Combination of International Power and GDF SUEZ Energy International. He was the Executive Director responsible for managing all aspects of performance in the European region including plant operations, finance, energy trading and business development.
Ranald Spiers was appointed to the Board in May 2008 and resigned from the Board in February 2011 following the Combination of International Power and GDF SUEZ Energy International. He was the Executive Director responsible for managing all aspects of performance in the Middle East and Asia regions including plant operations, finance and the development, financing and construction of power and water desalination assets.
Non-Executive Directors
Alan Murray became a Non-Executive Director of the Company in July 2007 and Chairman of the Audit Committee in April 2008. He resigned in February 2011 following the Combination of International Power and GDF SUEZ Energy International. In 2010 Alan joined the Supervisory Board of Heidelberg Cement AG, having previously been on the company’s Managing Board until the end of 2008. Prior to this he was the Chief Executive of Hanson PLC from April 2002 to October 2007.
John Roberts became a Non-Executive Director of the Company on 18 May 2006. He was Chairman of the Remuneration Committee. He resigned in February 2011 following the Combination of International Power and GDF SUEZ Energy International. He was previously Chief Executive of United Utilities PLC, a position he held for over six years. Before that, he was Chief Executive of Hyder Utilities and of Manweb. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Institution of Engineering and Technology and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. John is Chairman of the Royal Bank of Canada (Europe) Limited and Halite Energy Group Limited. John is also a Non-Executive Director of BlackRock New Energy Investment Trust.
Struan Robertson became a Non-Executive Director of the Company on 1 October 2004. He was Chairman of the Health, Safety and Environment Committee. He resigned in February 2011 following the Combination of International Power and GDF SUEZ Energy International. He was Group Chief Executive of Wates Group Ltd until January 2004. Before that he was Executive Chairman of BP Asia Pacific. He is a Non-Executive Director at Forth Ports plc and Henderson TR Pacific Investment Trust plc and he is the Senior Independent Director of Salamander Energy plc.