The Board of Jersey Electricity Plc announced the appointment of Ms. Amanda Elisabeth Astall as a non-executive Director with effect from 1 June, 2020. Amanda's career includes 27 years at Accenture (previously Andersen Consulting) where she was appointed as Managing Director of the UK and Ireland business, and then more recently as Managing Director for Public Services in Europe, Africa and Latin America. She has worked with blue-chip companies in the Utilities and Financial Sectors; as well as providing the technology services for the London Stock Exchange. She served on the CBI President's Committee. In the last 10 years she has served in non-executive roles in defence and security for Her Majesty's Government, as well as on the Board of LSE listed Hyder Plc from 2013-14, prior to its acquisition. She is currently a non-executive director of Standard Bank Jersey and Offshore Group; Paragon Id and VFS Global AG. Born in Jersey, Amanda has lived in the UK, France and Singapore and has now returned to live in Jersey.