Geoffrey Grime Chairman (R.N.) Geoffrey joined the Board in 2003 and became Chairman in 2008. He retired in 1999 as Chairman of Abacus Financial Services, a leading offshore trust company in which he played an instrumental role as its founder. A Chartered Accountant, his career in Jersey commenced in 1969 with Cooper Brothers & Co. and progressed to his appointment as Channel Islands Senior Partner of Coopers & Lybrand in 1990. He currently holds many professional appointments as both director and trustee. In November 2002 he was elected as a Deputy in the States of Jersey and he retired from that position in December 2005.
Chris Ambler Chief Executive Chris was appointed to the Board on 1st October 2008. He previously held a number of senior international positions in the global utility and materials sectors for major corporations including ICI/Zeneca, British Oxygen and British Gas/Centrica as well as corporate finance consulting roles. He is Chairman of Foreshore Limited and a Director of Channel Islands Electricity Grid Limited. Chris is a Chartered Engineer and has a First Class Honours Degree from Queen’s College Cambridge and a MBA from Insead.
Martin Magee Finance Director Martin joined the Board as Finance Director in May 2002. He moved from Scottish Power plc, after nine years in a variety of senior finance roles. He previously worked for nine years with Stakis plc (now part of the Hilton Hotels Group). He is also Chairman of Jersey Deep Freeze Limited and a Director of the Channel Islands Electricity Grid Limited and Foreshore Holdings Limited. He is also a member of the Jersey Public Accounts Committee. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland having qualified in 1984.
David Padfield Operations Director David joined Jersey Electricity in 1987 as Planning & Construction Engineer after 14 years with South Western Electricity Board and was appointed as Operations Director in 2004, following several years as Energy Division Manager. He is responsible for the management of the Company’s Energy businesses of electricity transmission, distribution, generation and supply, which also incorporates corporate health and safety. He is also a director of the Channel Islands Electricity Grid Limited. He graduated from Bath University in 1976 with an Honors Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. He is a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, a member of the Chartered Management Institute, a Chartered Director and also Chairman of the NESIS Group at Eurelectric.
Richard Plaster Commercial and Human Resources Director (N.) Richard joined the HR function in Jersey Electricity in 1987 following a retail management career with Woolworths and joined the Board in 2004. He is now responsible for human resources, customer services, procurement, marketing and the retail businesses. He chairs the management board of the building services business and was appointed as a director of Jersey Deep Freeze Limited in October 2004. Externally, he is the former Chair of the Employment Forum in Jersey and currently Chair of Skills Jersey. He is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and a Chartered Director.
Mike Liston OBE Non-Executive Director (N.) Mike joined Jersey Electricity in 1986 as Chief Engineer and became Managing Director in 1993. Retiring as Chief Executive in 2008. He previously held a number of senior posts in the United Kingdom’s Electricity Supply Industry. He is non-executive Chairman of AIM listed, Renewable Energy Generation Limited, and Chairman of Jersey Post. Mike is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology and a Member of its Audit and Disciplinary Committees. He is a Companion of the Chartered Management Institute and past Chairman of its Jersey Branch. He was appointed by the States of Jersey in 2002 as Chairman of the Jersey Appointments Commission. Mike was awarded an OBE in 2007. He is Chairman of the Nominations Committee.
Jeremy Arnold Non-Executive Director (A.N.R.) Jeremy joined the board in 1997. He trained as a Chartered Accountant and spent 37 years in public practice. His career was mostly with Arthur Andersen, for whom he worked in London, Birmingham, Toronto and Brussels. His experience as a partner was with clients in a wide range of industries such as manufacturing, consumer products, film and music production and advertising. At present he serves on the boards of a number of Jersey companies and is Chairman of the Audit Committee and also Senior Independent Director.
Chris Evans Non-Executive Director (A.R.) Chris joined the board in 1998 and he formed Omicron Computer Systems, a Jersey based Information Technology company in 1983. He merged the company with Itex in 1993 where he was Deputy Chairman. He is currently Managing Director of Foreshore Limited, our joint venture internet business providing services to offshore registered companies and e-business.
Clive Chaplin Non-Executive Director (A.N.R.) Clive joined the board in 2003. He trained as a solicitor in London qualifying in 1977 and moved to Jersey in 1979. He was admitted as a solicitor of the Royal Court, Jersey, in 1985 and has been a partner of Ogier since 1994, where he is presently the Head of the Business and Trust Law Group. He is a director of a number of other companies operating in the financial sector and is also a member of the Jersey Law Commission. He is Chairman of the Remunerations Committee.
John Stares Non-Executive Director (R.)
John joined the board in May 2009. He is the Managing Director of Guernsey Enterprise Agency and a non-Executive Director/ Advisor to four other Channel Island headquartered groups of companies. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales, a Member of the Worshipful Company of Management Consultants and a member and former President of Rotary Guernesiais. Prior to moving to Guernsey in 2001, John was with Accenture for 23 years. During that period, he worked as a strategic, financial, change and IT consultant with major clients in most industry sectors and held a wide variety of leadership roles in Accenture’s Canadian, European & Global consulting businesses.
Peter Routier Born in 1962, Peter Routier joined the Company in 1986. He was educated at Dauntsey’s School in Wiltshire and gained an Honours Degree in Engineering from Surrey University. He qualified as a Chartered Secretary in 1990, and became a Fellow of the Institute in 2003. He was appointed to his current position in 1996. As well as being company secretary for Jersey Electricity, Channel Islands Electricity Grid, Foreshore and Jersey Deep Freeze, Peter is also responsible for the administration of the Company’s pension scheme and for the Company’s property portfolio, comprising the Queens Road site and a number of residential properties. Peter is also the manager responsible for the Information Technology and Internal Audit sections.
All non-executive directors are viewed as being independent with the exception of Mike Liston due to his recent retirement as Chief Executive and Chris Evans due to his role as Managing Director of our Foreshore joint venture. Jeremy Arnold and Jean Le Maistre are still regarded as independent even though they are now in their tenth year as directors.
Key to membership of committees:
A Audit Committee N Nominations Committee R Remunerations Committee
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