Board of Directors

The individuals who make up the Management team of International Power draw on a rich and diverse background of experience from within and outside of the power generation industry, finance and general management.

Brief biographies are given below. Details of which committees different board members sit on are given at the bottom of the page. Detailed corporate governance information can be found in the Investors section.

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Sir Neville became a Non-Executive Director of National Power in August 1998 and was appointed Chairman of International Power in October 2000. He is Deputy Chairman of Ashridge Management College, Chairman of the BRE Trust and Chairman of Equiniti. Sir Neville was a Non-Executive Director of the Bank of England from 1995 to 2002, Chairman of the government’s Sustainable Procurement Task Force from 2005 to 2007 and was a member of the President’s Committee of the CBI from 1998 to 2009.

Philip joined the Company on 1 May 2000 as Chief Financial Officer and was appointed Chief Executive Officer of International Power in December 2003. He is responsible for the overall management of the Company, and leading the Executive and Operational Teams in implementing the strategies approved by the Board. Philip is a Chartered Accountant and prior to joining the Company he was a Senior Vice President at Invensys. He is a Non-Executive Director of Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC and Chairman of its Audit Committee, and is a member of the President’s Committee of the CBI.

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Mark was appointed Chief Financial Officer of International Power in December 2003. His responsibilities include financial control and reporting, tax and risk management. Mark joined the Company in September 2000 as Group Financial Controller, with responsibility for the Group’s financial reporting. Mark is a Chartered Accountant and prior to joining the Company he was at Simon Group plc, where he was the Group Financial Controller. He is a Non-Executive Director of Imperial Tobacco plc and Chairman of its Audit Committee.

Tony Concannon

Tony was appointed to the Board in January 2004 and is responsible for managing all aspects of performance in the Australian region including plant operations, finance, energy trading and business development. Tony is a Chartered Engineer and joined the industry in 1982. He has previously worked in a number of business areas including power station operations, trading and international business development. Tony was appointed Chairman of the Energy Supply Association of Australia in December 2008.

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Bruce was appointed to the Board in June 2005, and is responsible for all aspects of performance in North America including plant operations, finance, energy trading and business development. Prior to joining the Company, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at GPU, Inc., a diversified energy production and distribution corporation. Bruce is a member of the Electric Power Supply Association, the national association of competitive power suppliers in the US and was its Chairman until January 2010.

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Steve was appointed to the Board in January 2004 and is responsible for managing all aspects of performance in the European region including plant operations, finance, energy trading and business development. Steve is a Chartered Engineer and joined the Company in 1985 holding senior positions in two UK power stations before being appointed Managing Director, Australia in January 2000. Steve is a Non-Executive Director of Shanks Group plc, a leading European waste management company.

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Ranald was appointed to the Board in May 2008 as Executive Director, Middle East and Asia, based in Abu Dhabi and Singapore. He is responsible for managing all aspects of performance in these regions including plant operations, finance and the development, financing and construction of power and water desalination assets. Ranald joined National Power in 1993, having previously spent 12 years with the BP Group. Ranald is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) and a Chartered Chemist.

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Tony became a Non-Executive Director of the Company in October 2000. He is the Senior Independent Director and was Chairman of the Audit Committee until 1 April 2008. He was previously the Chief Executive of The BOC Group plc and is a Non-Executive Director of Schlumberger Limited and Hogg Robinson Group plc.

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Alan became a Non-Executive Director of the Company on 1 July 2007 and Chairman of the Audit Committee on 1 April 2008. He was a member of the Managing Board of Heidelberg Cement AG until the end of 2008 and was previously the Chief Executive of Hanson PLC, from April 2002 to October 2007. He joined Hanson in 1988 and held various positions prior to his appointment as Chief Executive, including Finance Director of Hanson PLC and Chief Executive of Hanson Building Materials America.

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John became a Non-Executive Director of the Company on 18 May 2006. He is Chairman of the Remuneration Committee. He was previously Chief Executive of United Utilities PLC, a position he held for over six years. Before that, he was Chief Executive of Hyder Utilities and of Manweb. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Institution of Engineering and Technology and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. John is Chairman of the Royal Bank of Canada (Europe) Limited, Remote Energy Monitoring Holdings Limited and Viking Consortium Holdings Limited. John is also a Non-Executive Director of BlackRock New Energy Investment Trust.

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Struan became a Non-Executive Director of the Company on 1 October 2004. He is Chairman of the Health, Safety and Environment Committee. He was Group Chief Executive of Wates Group Ltd until January 2004. Before that he was Executive Chairman of BP Asia Pacific. He is currently a Non-Executive Director at Forth Ports plc, Henderson TR Pacific Investment Trust plc, and Tomkins plc and is the Senior Independent Director of Salamander Energy plc. Previously he was the Senior Independent Director at WS Atkins plc.

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David became a Non-Executive Director of the Company on 1 August 2009. He is a member of the Group Management Committee of Anglo American plc where he is Group Director of Business Performance, a position he has held since 6 November 2009, having previously been Anglo’s Group Technical Director and Chief Executive of the Tarmac Group and Anglo Industrial Minerals. Prior to joining Anglo American in 2006, David spent 25 years with Shell and he held a number of senior management positions including President of Shell Canada Products, Chief Executive Officer of Shell Aviation Ltd. and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Shell Pakistan Ltd. He is a Chartered Engineer.

All Non-Executive Directors are members of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration and Appointments Committee.

All Executive Directors are members of the Risk Committee, which is chaired by Mark Williamson.