Richard Squires - Non-executive Chairman

Richard (Rick) Squires runs PiEnergy which provides consulting and management education services to the energy industry. He is also a senior advisor to an executive search company specialising in the Renewables sector. He has extensive experience in the international energy business at senior management levels across a wide range of activities and fuels. For four years, until the end of 2002, he was based in Boston, USA as Senior Vice President, Planning, Strategy and Investor Relations for InterGen, an international power company with over 1000 employees and 16 GW of plants in ten countries.

Prior to joining InterGen, he headed the Power Business within Shell Gas and Power, London and was the leader of the team that acquired 50% of InterGen from Bechtel in 1997. His career in Shell spanned over 25 years and also included senior management positions in International Oil Trading, Coal Business Development and Marketing. While principally based in London, he also had assignments with Shell companies in South Africa and Japan. Before joining Shell, he worked as an engineer for the South Western Electricity Board in the UK.

Rick holds an Honours Degree in Electrical Engineering from Lancaster University and a Masters Degree in Business Studies from Durham University, UK; he is a member of the Institute of Electrical Engineers, the Institute of Directors and also the Energy Institute.