Greater Edinburgh Area
I spent 19 years as General Counsel and Company Secretary at British Energy Group spanning the establishment of Scottish Nuclear in 1990, the privatisation of British Energy in 1996, the building of Amergen in the US and Bruce Power in Ontario, the restructuring of British Energy between 2002-2005, its reflotation and turnaround leading to the sale of the business in 2009 to EDF SA for £12.5bn. In 2009-10 I led the team selling EDF Energy's UK Electricity Distribution business for £5.9bn, Since 2010 I have worked with GowlingWLG, the international law firm, as Senior Counsel concentrating on nuclear law and energy projects . I sit on the advisory board for the Accountant in Bankruptcy , a Scottish Government agency and as a director of Opportuneo Ltd, an energy sector consultancy. I chair a number of rooftop solar and run of river hydro generation companies. Formerly I was Chair of Brockwell Energy Group, Eneus Energy, Smarter Grid Solutions, Nuclear Liabilities Financing Assurance Board and SCDI ( now Prosper) ;Deputy Chair of NuGen and Albion Community Power; and Director of the Oil & Gas Authority ( now NSTA) and the Nuclear Liabilities Fund.
Opportuneo offers advice to companies looking for analysis of energy and power opportunities in certain markets and support entering new markets. It was established by experienced industry professionals Olivier Carret, his Anastasi and myself.
In February 2016, Gowlings and Wragge Lawrence Graham combined as Gowling WLG to create a strengthened global legal firm . I work in the nuclear practice of the firm, both in Canada and the UK . Worldwide , the firm has particular strength in the nuclear sector from taking forward new build, providing operational support, late life and decommissioning and uranium and fuel procurement as well as governance of nuclear in a tightly regulated environment and understanding nuclear liability exposures. My experience covers the issues arising in nuclear new build,operating nuclear generators and in providing for and preparing for nuclear decommissioning.
Eneus Energy is exploring how to store electricity in a low carbon chemical fuel form and look at how that fuel can be used to decarbonise our energy system or provide power at times of high demand
Brockwell Energy Group has a portfolio of projects in the Energy from Waste ,Wind, Solar and Battery sectors.
The Melville trust is a charitable trust funding bursaries to pupils at Stewarts Melville and promoting awareness of the contribution pupils played in WWI , WWII and more recent conflicts.