Governance SSE plc

SSE

GB0007908733

Electric Utilities

Real-time Estimate Cboe Europe Other stock markets 03:39:00 2026-05-19 am EDT			5-day change	1st Jan Change
2,359.00 ^GBX	+0.60%		-4.64%	+8.54%

May. 18	FTSE 100 up amid calmer bonds but oil rises again	AN
May. 15	Oil price gains and Westminster worry sink stocks	AN

Executive Committee: SSE plc

Manager

Positions heldSince

Martin Pibworth

53 year

Chief Executive Officer

2025-07-16

Liz Tanner

General Counsel	2001-12-31
Corporate Secretary	2023-07-31

John Stewart

Human Resources Officer

2009-06-30

Barry O'Regan

49 year

Director of Finance/CFO

2023-11-30

Composition of the Board of Directors: SSE plc

Director

CommitteesSince

John Manzoni

66 year

Compensation Committee	2021-03-31
Nominating Committee Chair	2025-02-04
Audit Committee	2022-05-17

Thembalihle Nyasulu

71 year

Audit Committee	2025-07-16
Compensation Committee	2023-06-30
HR Committee	2023-06-30
Governance Committee	2023-06-30
Nominating Committee	2024-12-31

John Bason

69 year

Compensation Committee	2022-05-31
Nominating Committee Chair	2024-07-15
Nominating Committee	2022-05-31
Audit Committee Chair	2022-05-31

Dame Angela Strank

74 year

Compensation Committee	2020-04-30
Nominating Committee	2021-04-21
Governance Committee	2020-04-30
Compensation Committee Chair	2022-05-04

Maarten Wetselaar

58 year

Audit Committee	2023-08-31
Nominating Committee	2023-08-31

Debbie Crosbie

56 year

Audit Committee	2021-08-31
Nominating Committee	2021-08-31

Melanie Smith

53 year

Nominating Committee	2018-12-31
Compensation Committee Chair	2023-03-31

Anthony Cocker

67 year

Audit Committee	2018-07-18
Nominating Committee	2018-07-18

Elish Angiolini

66 year

Nominating Committee

2021-08-31

Martin Pibworth

53 year

Director/Board Member

2017-08-31

Barry O'Regan

49 year

Director/Board Member

2023-11-30

Latest Appointments: SSE plc

Dec. 01	Calisen Group Limited Announces Executive Appointments	CI
25-10-24	Anglo American plc Announces Hixonia Nyasulu Step Down as A Non-Executive Director of the Board, Effect from 31 December 2025	CI
25-07-17	SSE plc Announces Board Committee Changes	CI
25-07-16	PRESS DIGEST-British Business - July 17	RE
25-04-03	J Sainsbury adds Sage CEO and former M&S co-CEO to board	AN
25-03-28	SSE promotes company stalwart Martin Pibworth to chief executive	AN
25-03-28	British Utility SSE Appoints Chief Commercial Officer as CEO-designate	MT

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Former Officers and Directors: SSE plc

Insider

Positions held

SinceUntil

Rachel McEwen

Corporate Officer/Principal

2025-11-04

Paul Phillips-Davies

Director/Board Member	2015-01-29	2025-07-16
Chief Executive Officer	2013-06-30	2025-07-16
Corporate Officer/Principal	1996-12-31	2013-06-30

Helen Margaret Mahy

Director/Board Member	2016-02-29	2025-07-16
Independent Dir/Board Member	2016-02-29	2025-07-16

Gregor Alexander

Director/Board Member	2010-11-25	2023-11-30
Director of Finance/CFO	2002-09-30	2023-11-30

Sally Fairbairn

Director/Board Member	-	2023-07-31
Investor Relations Contact	2014-11-30	2023-07-31
Corporate Secretary	2014-11-30	2023-07-31

Peter Lynas

Director/Board Member	2014-06-30	2023-07-19
Independent Dir/Board Member	2014-06-30	2023-07-19

Dame Sue Bruce

Director/Board Member	2013-08-31	2023-03-30
Independent Dir/Board Member	2013-08-31	2023-03-30

Lee-Ann Fullerton

Public Communications Contact

2013-09-30

2023-02-28

Richard Gillingwater

Director/Board Member	2007-05-24	2015-06-03
Chairman	2015-06-03	2021-03-31
Independent Dir/Board Member	2012-01-23	2015-06-03

Crawford Gillies

Director/Board Member	2015-05-31	2020-09-29
Independent Dir/Board Member	2015-05-31	2020-09-29

Stephen Alexander Forbes

Corporate Officer/Principal

2017-08-29

2019-12-31

Anthony Keeling

Chief Operating Officer	2017-08-29	-
Corporate Officer/Principal	-	2019-12-31

Jane Bednall

Sales & Marketing

2015-08-31

2019-08-31

Jeremy Beeton

Director/Board Member	2011-06-30	2018-07-18
Independent Dir/Board Member	2011-06-30	2018-07-18

Katie Bickerstaffe

Director/Board Member	2011-07-20	2018-04-29
Independent Dir/Board Member	2011-06-30	2018-04-29

James Smith

Corporate Officer/Principal

2017-12-31

William Morris

Corporate Officer/Principal

2012-09-23

2017-09-29

Paul Smith

Director/Board Member

2004-12-31

2016-12-30

Finlay Alexander McCutcheon

Corporate Officer/Principal

2016-09-20

Paul Smith

Corporate Officer/Principal

2004-12-31

2015-12-31

Robert Smith

Chairman	2003-05-31	2015-07-22
Independent Dir/Board Member	2003-05-31	2015-07-22

Mark Mathieson

Corporate Officer/Principal

1997-12-31

2014-12-03

Susan Rice

Director/Board Member	2003-06-30	2014-07-16
Independent Dir/Board Member	2003-06-30	2014-07-16

Thomas Thune Andersen

Director/Board Member	2008-12-31	2014-07-16
Independent Dir/Board Member	2012-01-23	2014-07-16

Keith MacLean

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer

2003-12-31

2014-05-31

Lynne Ross

Corporate Officer/Principal

2010-03-31

2013-08-31

Jenny Ashmore

Sales & Marketing

2013-08-04

Ian Marchant

Director/Board Member	2002-09-30	2013-06-29
Chief Executive Officer	1997-12-31	2013-06-29
Director of Finance/CFO	1997-12-31	2002-09-30

René Médori

Director/Board Member	2003-05-31	2012-06-24
Independent Dir/Board Member	2003-05-31	2012-06-24

Colin Hood

Director/Board Member	2010-11-25	2011-10-30
Chief Operating Officer	2000-12-31	2011-10-30
Independent Dir/Board Member	2000-12-31	2011-10-30

Nicholas Peter Baldwin

Director/Board Member

2009-09-07

2011-04-04

Kevin Smith

Director/Board Member

2004-05-31

2008-07-23

David Graham Payne

Director/Board Member

2007-07-25

Mike Sandiford

Sales & Marketing

2003-11-30

John Berney

Chief Investment Officer

1999-12-31

2002-12-31

Alan Young

General Counsel	2000-12-31	-
Corporate Officer/Principal	2000-12-31	2015-02-01

Robert McDonald

Corporate Officer/Principal

1996-12-31

James McPhillimy

Corporate Officer/Principal

1994-12-31

David A. Franklin

Corporate Officer/Principal

1989-12-31

Jim Smith

Corporate Officer/Principal

1987-12-31

David McLaren Gray

Director/Board Member

Ian D. Grant

Chairman

John Thouless

Corporate Officer/Principal

james F. Boyd

Corporate Officer/Principal

James Alexander Forbes

President

David Gardner

Director/Board Member

2009-07-12

Denis Kerby

Public Communications Contact

2009-07-28

Peter Nisbet

Corporate Officer/Principal

Graham Gerald Juggins

Human Resources Officer

Natalie Michaela Flageul

Corporate Officer/Principal

Tony Sweeney

Corporate Officer/Principal

David Sigsworth

Director/Board Member

Allan MacAskill

Corporate Officer/Principal

2010-11-15

Daniel Finch

Corporate Officer/Principal

Vincent Donnelly

Corporate Secretary

2010-12-01

Donald Nicolson

Director/Board Member

Susan Wallace

Public Communications Contact

Karthik Subramanya

Corporate Officer/Principal

Age distribution of managers

Parity Men Women

Male	9
Female	7

Of which Executive Committee

Male	3
Female	1

Of which Directors

Male	7
Female	4

Revisions

Recommandations analystes

Évolution recommandations analystes 1 an

Évolution recommandations analystes 4 mois

Objectif analystes

Évolution objectif analystes 1 an

Évolution objectif analystes 4 mois

ESG MSCI

Environnement

Social

Gouvernance

Polémique

Controverses Ethiques

Controverses sur les droits de l'Homme

Controverses Subventions fiscales

Conforme à la finance Islamique

SSE plc specializes in producing and distributing energy. Net sales break down by activity as follows: - distribution of electricity and gas (45.4%). The group also supports its customers in their energy transformation; - energy commodities trading and optimisation of portfolios of energy-related assets (19.7%); - management of electricity distribution networks (14.9%): over 3.9 million homes and businesses served in 2024/25; - production of renewable and thermal energy (9.8%); - transmission of electricity (8%); - gas storage (0.2%); - other (2%): installation of electrical equipment, thermal insulation systems and security systems for private and professional customers. Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United Kingdom (83.8%) and Ireland (16.2%).

Employees

15,824

Sector

Electric Utilities

Calendar

May. 27 - Earnings release - Annual 2026

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