About the Board
Our Directors
Chris Anastasi
Chair
Appointed: February 2019
Skills and experience: Dr Chris Anastasi was appointed Chairman in February 2019. He is an expert, Consultant and published author on the energy sector, Climate Change and Stakeholder Engagement. He has led teams in major international companies and in academia and been an advisor to national and international institutions. He is the author of Strategic Stakeholder Engagement and Who Needs Nuclear Power.
Role at RECCo: Chairman
Other current appointments: Chairman, SPAA Ltd Executive Committee.
Roshan Awatar
Non-Executive Director
Appointed: June 2021
Skills and experience: Roshan has spent his entire career in data and technology. Focused on strategy, design and delivery across data and analytics, he has built and led teams through significant transformation and regulatory initiatives across UK and Europe. Roshan is currently Chief Data and Analytics Officer at Lloyds Banking Group, leading teams from Data Strategy and Governance through to Data Science. Prior to LBG he spent the majority of his career in consulting leadership positions, primarily in Financial Services.
Role at RECCo: Digital Non-Executive Director
Other current appointments: Interim Chief Data and Analytics Officer and Group Data and Analytics Strategy Director at Lloyds Banking Group.
Paul Hallas
Non-Executive Director
Appointed: March 2022
Skills and experience: Paul is an energy industry expert having worked for a number of years at Centrica and within the energy Supplier side of the market. This includes roles across strategy, commercial and regulation alongside a solid background in energy procurement and hedging.
Role at RECCo: Industry Expert | Non-Executive Director
Helen Charlton
Non-Executive Director
Appointed: June 2021
Skills and experience: Helen has over 20 years’ experience working in the utilities sector in consumer advocacy. Her wide-ranging experience includes policy, regulation, stakeholder engagement, customer research and strategy and provision for vulnerable consumers. Alongside this she brings experience of working in the charities sector; since August 2019 Helen has been Chair of the British Gas Energy Trust, an independent charitable trust funded solely from donations from British Gas that contributes to the relief of poverty and with a particular focus on fuel poverty.
Role at RECCo: Consumer Non-Executive Director
Rosa Stewart
Non-Executive Director
Appointed: October 2021
Skills and experience: Rosa Stewart is an energy and climate change policy, regulation and communications expert with experience advising on complex and high-profile issues, projects and campaigns. Previously, she was Deputy Director at BEIS where she developed a wide range of energy and climate change policy, and Head of External Relations at the energy supplier SSE (part of OVO Group).
Role at RECCo: Policy, Regulation and Net Zero Non-Executive Director
Other current appointments: Non-Executive Director at the Conservative Environment Network and Publica Group; Senior Advisor at Helmsley Energy; Founder of a home decarbonisation startup in partnership with Founders Factory and Nesta.
David Wylie
Non-Executive Director
Appointed: October 2021
Skills and Experience: David has over 20 years of experience working in Commercial and Procurement roles in the UK and globally across transport, retail and utility sectors. He has worked with organisations to build the capability and delivery of their teams in industries where customers are central, and high performing suppliers and supply chains critical to successful delivery. David is currently Director of Commercial and Procurement at Thames Water and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply.
Role at RECCo: Commercial and Procurement Non-Executive Director
Other current appointments: Board Member/ Treasurer – Thames Estuary Partnership
Meet the Board
We sat down with the five non-executive directors to discuss what first interested them in joining the Board and the important role RECCo can play in the future energy market transition. Find out more through our short video!
Board Committees
In line with good corporate governance, the Board has established a number of sub-committees and each receives delegated authority from the Board:
• Finance and Audit Committee (FAC);
• Nominations Committee (NC);
• Remuneration Committee (REMCo);
• Ethics Committee (EC); and
• Risk Committee.
The FAC’s primary purpose is to support the Board in fulfilling its legal and fiduciary obligations with respect to matters involving the accounting, auditing, financial reporting, and internal control functions of the company. The NC primary purpose is to manage the appointment process for new Board directors and senior members of the RECCo executive team. The REMCo’s primary purpose is to assist the Board in determining the Company’s remuneration policies. The RC will maintain effective working relationships with the Board, the Company Secretary and HR. The Ethics Committee’s primary purpose is to provide assistance to the Board in fulfilling its social responsibility in business. The EC acts as a social conscience of the business, ensuring the company and its people behave responsibly, socially, commercially and environmentally. The Risk Committee’s primary purpose is to advise the Board on the company’s overall risk appetite, tolerance, and strategy in order to achieve its long term strategic objectives.