SSE plc and innogy SE have appointed Gordon Boyd as Chief Financial Officer Designate for the new independent British energy supply and services company they have agreed to form, subject to necessary shareholder and regulatory approvals. His is the second appointment to the Board of the new company, alongside Katie Bickerstaffe who was confirmed as Chief Executive Designate in April. Gordon will take up his new role on 4 July 2018 and will play a key role in the work being done to plan and prepare for the formation and listing of the new company, which remains on course to take place in the last quarter of 2018 or first quarter of 2019.

Like Katie, Gordon will have no involvement in the leadership or management of either existing organisation. Gordon has significant experience both in the energy sector and in major listed companies, acquired over more than 30 years. He originally joined the energy sector in 1989 and went on to hold a variety of senior finance leadership positions at utilities including British Energy and EDF Energy, as well as overseeing the initial public offerings of both Drax and Infinis.