Appointment to the Board:

15 December 2005 and was appointed Chairman on 17 April 2008.

Committee membership:

Nominations (Chairman) and Remuneration.

External appointments:

A non-executive director and Chairman of Senior plc, a non-executive director of The Weir Group PLC, Securities Trust of Scotland plc and of Impax Environmental Markets plc.

Previous experience:

Charles has extensive experience within the UK power sector. He joined ScottishPower in 1991 and was appointed to the Board in 1999. From 2000 to 2005, Charles was Chief Executive of the company’s UK operations, with responsibility for over 6,200MW of generating capacity as well as
the trading business, energy retailing and strategic transactions, such as renewables development. Charles is also a former non-executive Chairman of Eaga plc and of THUS Group plc.

Qualifications:

BSc (Hons) in Electrical Engineering and MSc in Management.

Responsibilities and skills:

As Chairman, Charles is responsible for the leadership of an effective Board ensuring cohesion between the executive and non-executive directors. He liaises closely with the Chief Executive in order to fully understand the business challenges facing the executive directors and the senior management team and in turn he ensures that matters laid before the non-executive directors are challenged and tested in a robust manner.