Appointment to the Board:

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

Committee Membership:

Nominations (Chairman) and Remuneration.

External Appointments:

The non-executive Chairman of eaga plc and a non-executive director of 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 director and Chairman of THUS Group plc.

Qualifications:

BSc(Hons) in Electrical Engineering and a Masters degree in Management.