Planned gas storage facility receives a major boostMutual Energy - Members
Mutual Energy has a governance model which is unique in the energy industry. Mutual Energy's mutual status means it does not have any shareholders. Members have been appointed to represent the stakeholders and fulfill many of the roles of shareholders in other companies, although they do not have any financial interest in the company or receive any remuneration.
There are thirty members who were appointed by the board on the recommendation of the Membership Selections Committee.
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Independent Member Profiles (A-Z)
Mark Beattie
Mark has been the Operations Director of George Best Belfast City Airport since 2004. He is a Board Member of East Belfast Partnership and is a member of the IOD.
Ashley Boreland
Ashley has been employed in the public sector for over thirty years, twenty-one of which have been with Ards Borough Council where he has held the post of Chief Executive since 2004. He has an LLB from the University of London, is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and is a Justice of the Peace.
Noel Brady
Noel has a BA in Business Studies and has his own management consultancy company, Consult Nb1 Limited. He is Chair and Fellow of the Sales Institute of Ireland. He was formerly MD of SX3 from 1999-2004 and a Director of the CFM Group. Noel is a Non-Executive Director with the Driver and Vehicle Testing Agency. In January 2008 Noel was appointed by the Minister of DRD as a Belfast Harbour Commissioner.
David Brown
David Brown has an MA in International Marketing and is currently the Commercial and Services Director at NITHCo/ Translink. Formerly David held the positions of Sales & Marketing Director at Airtricity, Business Development Director at Yates TR (NI) Ltd, Managing Director at Simentra Group, Commercial Director at AnswerCall Direct and Head of Group Enterprise at BTNI. David was recently appointed to the Board of Crimestoppers NI.
John Campbell
John is a Chartered Director and studied a BA Tech Electrical & Electronic Engineering with further studies in Cert Applied Economics, Dip Management Studies, Dip Marketing, MBA, MA in Human Resource Mgt, and Certified Dip in Accounting and Finance, as well as an Executive Leadership Certificate from Cornell University. John presently heads up a US Fortune 500 company in Northern Ireland. He previously served as UK Director of Teletech also a Fortune 500 company, Chief Executive of Dungannon & South Tyrone Borough Council, head of Commercial Services Director in Translink, Group Business Development and Improvement Director at Lamont Holdings PLC, and a variety of positions in British Telecom. John was previously a Board Member of the Central Services Agency, and was a Board member of the Sports Council for Northern Ireland and a lay magistrate.
Boyd Carson
Boyd has a FCA qualification, and was a former Director of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in their New York office, before he returned to NI in 2005. He is currently pursuing interests in his family business, as well as acting as a Director of a real estate private equity company, Pearl Capital Limited and a Partner in the investment firm, Sapphire Capital Partners LLP.
Bill Cherry
Bill is the Managing Director of Fusion Heating Ltd, a specialist mechanical and electrical maintenance provider for the social housing sector within NI. In addition Bill is a Director of PMST the not for profit employer led managing agent responsible for the delivery of the DEL funded Modern Apprenticeship for the Gas, Plumbing and Mechanical sector. Bill is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Management.
John Cherry
John is currently a Programme Manager and managing the delivery of European Regional Development Funding. Prior to this John was working as a consultant providing specialist forensic and advisory support to a leading consultancy firm in Ireland. John has also delivered bespoke training on topics such as fraud risk management, corruption, whistle blowing and investigative risk management. John is a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute.
Seamus Downey
Seamus has an M.Eng in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from Queens and an MBA from the Ulster Business School, Jordanstown. He is a Chartered Engineer and is currently Power & Utilities Manager for the Invista site at Maydown, Derry. He is CBI Large User Representative and has held various Energy and Electrical engineering positions within both Invista and DuPont.
Malcolm Emery
Malcolm holds an MSc in supply chain management and business development from the University of Ulster and an Advanced Diploma in Management Practice and an Agricultural Diploma. He is currently studying for an MSc at the University of Ulster. He is MD of theoneswitch Ltd and was CEO of Rural Support. He was also MD LB Meats from 1997-2002. He is currently a business mentor for the Princes Trust.
Andy Frew
Andy is a registered architect and domestic energy specialist, with a BSc in Applied Science from Queen's University Belfast. He has worked as an energy consultant, advising on policies to provide affordable energy services for local householders, and has advised the General Consumer Council and housing associations on cost effective refurbishment and renewable energy systems. He has also worked in product development and training.
Alasdair Locke
Alasdair Locke was the founder and executive chairman of Abbot Group until his retirement in November 2009. He is non-executive chairman of Mecom Group Plc, a UK-listed European regional newspaper group, and First Property Group Plc, a UK-listed property asset management company.
Damian McAteer
Damian McAteer is a graduate of University of Ulster and Strathclyde Business School. He has extensive experience in business, community and the public sector. Mr McAteer holds a number of directorships in private business and serves in a voluntary capacity on a range of community and voluntary organisations. He was a Board Member of Northern Ireland Energy Holdings until 29th September 2009.
Nicolas McCourt
Nicolas is currently a mechanical engineer within the engineering support team at AES Kilroot where he was recently involved in the planning, construction and commissioning of a new gas turbine installation. Nicolas is a member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
Andy McCrea
Andy McCrea began his career in 1975 with Northern Ireland Electricity, initially in the power stations, then in new power generation planning and eventually in the customer-facing Supply business. In NIE Supply, Andy worked to deliver energy efficiency schemes, renewable energy initiatives, fuel poverty solutions and environmental excellence for NIE (as the company Environmental Manager). From 2003 to January 2009 he was Director and Chief Executive of Action Renewables, set up as a joint initiative with Viridian and the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment. In January 2009 he joined the international consultancy company Faber Maunsell/AECOM as a Director charged with developing new business in energy and sustainability which includes renewable energy, energy efficiency, demand side management and waste solutions. Andy left AECOM in October 2010 to act as a private consultant and is currently working for South Eastern Regional college (SERC) NIE Energy and a range of wind energy developers.
James (Jim) McCusker
Jim has been a member of Moyle Holdings since 2003, nominated by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. Formerly director of the Consumer Power Corporation, most of his working life has been spent with NIPSA (Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance), where he held the position of General Secretary from 1977 until his retirement in 2003. In addition to being the Chairperson of the Labour Relations Agency, Jim holds a number of other appointments including membership of the European Economic and Social Committee and the Economic Development Forum.
Colm McGarry
Colm has a MSc Social Policy Planning & Admin, FCIPD. He recently retired as CEO Larne Borough Council, and was formerly General Manager ORTUS and worked at the Northern Ireland Housing Executive from 1973 to 1998 latterly as assistant director (Corporate Services).
Brendan Milligan
Brendan qualified in London as a Chartered Accountant. Currently a Financial Controller with Glen Water Limited (a joint venture between Laing O’Rourke and Veolia Water), much of his recent career has involved change management. He is currently a board member of SHAC Housing Assocation Limited and is a member of the Audit Committee of Down District Council.
Gordon Millington
Gordon has a DSc (Honoris Causa) and is a Fellow of the Institute of Civil Engineers, Fellow of Engineers Ireland, Fellow of the Institute of Highways and Transportation and Fellow of the Irish Academy of Engineering. He is retired and was formerly Senior Partner at Kirk McClure & Morton but is at present director of several property companies.
Allister Murphy
Allister Murphy is semi-retired and works part-time as a consultant, having previously worked for Hays IT, NIGEN and NIE. He has recently completed a course in Solar & Alternate Energy at Belfast Metropolitan College.
Niall Rafferty
Niall has an ACMA and is Managing Director, SCA Packaging Ireland. He was Finance Manager with BE Aerospace 1989-1997.
Robert Richmond
Robert is a self employed dairy farmer and is extensively involved with the local Rural Development Strategy Partnership and the Ulster Farmers Union and has a keen interest in the development of renewable energy.
Georges Senninger
Georges has a Master of Science (Paris University) and an MBA. He is Managing Director at Thermomax. He was formerly MD at Montupet (UK) Ltd and has had various senior executive roles in large global organisations.
Noel Williams
Noel Williams was formerly the Head of the Energy Saving Trust (EST) in Northern Ireland (NI) for seven years, where his remit was to maximise the effectiveness of EST's programmes and oversee its strategy in NI. He sought to address the damaging effects of climate change, reducing NI’s greenhouse gas emissions and tackle fuel poverty. He continues to maintain relationships with key NI partners such as Government Departments, NI Power (formerly NIE Energy), Phoenix Natural Gas, Firmus Energy, NI Housing Executive, Housing Associations, the Oil Industry, NI Local Authorities and other stakeholders in his capacity as the Chairman of the NI Fuel Poverty Advisory Group.
John Woods
John is an independent advisor on sustainable development and project leader of the Northern Ireland Green New Deal Group. He has an MSc in Social and Public Policy and a background in both business and the voluntary sector, most recently as NI director of Friends of the Earth. In 2008 he was named by the Independent on Sunday as one of the UK's top 100 environmentalists. John is also a Lay Magistrate.
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