Members of the Board

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. He is Chairman of the Nominations Committee.

Mike Liston OBE
Chief Executive (N.)
Mike joined Jersey Electricity in 1986 as Chief Engineer and became Managing Director in 1993. He previously held a number of senior posts in the United Kingdom’s Electricity Supply Industry. He is Chairman of Channel Islands Electricity Grid Limited, non-executive Chairman of AIM listed, Renewable Energy Generation Limited, Chairman of Foreshore Limited and non-executive 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.

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 acts as a non-executive adviser to Ogier. He is Chairman of the Audit Committee and also Senior Independent Director.

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 director and member of the audit committee of Novoe Group PLC, a publicly quoted Lloyds integrated vehicle and is director of a number of other companies. He is also a member of the Jersey Law Commission. He is Chairman of the Remunerations Committee.

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.

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, CIEG Properties Limited and Foreshore Holdings Limited. In addition he is a non executive director (and Audit Committee Chairman) of the Carbon Trust Clean Energy Fund. 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.

Jean Le Maistre
Non-Executive Director (R.)
Jean joined the Board in 1997. He was elected to the States of Jersey as a Deputy of St. Helier in 1972, as a Senator in 1987, and retired from the States in December 2005. As a member of the States he served on many committees and represented the British and Mediterranean Region on the World Executive Committee of the Commonwealth parliamentary Association for a term of three years and was elected Vice-Chairman of the Association in 2004.

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 and a Member of the Chartered Management Institute 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 former Chairman of the Employment Forum in Jersey and a school governor. He is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.

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.