Appointment to the Board:

20 October 2005, having joined Drax in June 2004.

Committee membership:

Executive.

External appointments:

A non-executive director of NG Bailey Limited. A member of The Energy Research Partnership.

Previous experience:

Peter joined Esso Petroleum upon leaving university and held a number of analyst and managerial roles in the UK before moving to Esso’s parent, Exxon in the US to co-ordinate its downstream marketing and distribution investments outside North America and Canada. Peter returned to Esso’s
Fawley Oil Refinery in 1992 as plant technical services manager. In 1997, he became refinery maintenance manager and in 2002, he was appointed operations manager with full management and operational responsibility for Fawley Oil Refinery, the UK’s largest refinery. He was also a member of ExxonMobil’s European leadership team for refining.

Qualifications:

BSc (Hons) in Mining Engineering, Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (FMIMM) and completed the Advanced Management Programme at INSEAD in 2007.

Responsibilities and skills:

As Production Director, Peter is responsible for the operation of the Group’s plant and equipment. This includes all aspects of safety management, plant integrity, plant operations, engineering support, maintenance and plant design. Peter also has responsibility for leading the Company’s carbon capture and storage activity.