Speaker Profiles

Phil Cox
Chief Executive Officer

Phil Cox became the Chief Executive Officer of International Power plc in December 2003, having previously been the Company's Chief Financial Officer. 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.

Phil is a chartered accountant and joined International Power as Chief Financial Officer in May 2000 prior to its demerger from National Power in October 2000. Prior to this he was a senior vice president at Invensys, responsible for operational planning.

Phil is a Non-Executive Director of Wincanton Plc and Chairman of its Remuneration Committee.

Mark Williamson
Chief Financial Officer

Mark was appointed Chief Financial Officer of International Power in December 2003, having previously been Group financial controller. His responsibilities include financial control and reporting, tax and risk management.

Mark joined the Company as Group financial controller, with responsibility for the Group's financial reporting, in September 2000, prior to its demerger from National Power in October 2000. Prior to this Mark was at Simon Group plc, where he was the Group financial controller.

Mark is a Non-Executive Director of Imperial Tobacco plc and Chairman of its Audit Committee.

Peter Barlow
Director of Finance

Peter was appointed director of Finance during October 2000. Peter is the head of Corporate Finance for International Power and is responsible for funding and bank relationships.

Peter joined the company in 1998 and has been especially involved in corporate finance, project finance and treasury activities since that time. Prior to his current position, Peter worked as executive vice president for Nomura Project Finance International Ltd. in Hong Kong.

Peter is also the CEO of the partnership with Mitsui (IPM LLP) which acquired the international assets of Edison Mission Energy in 2004, and has primary responsibility for IPR's relationship with Mitsui.

Edward Metcalfe
Director of Operations and Engineering

Edward was appointed Operations and Engineering director for International Power in July 2006. Edward joined the Company in 1973, and now has 35 years' experience in the power industry.

During this time Edward held various managerial positions in the Engineering Division of Central Electricity before moving to Australia in 1997 to develop the South Australian business for National Power. Here he was responsible for developing the business including the construction of Pelican Point power station, the acquisition of a peaking power business and the construction of the SEA Gas pipeline. In 2003 Edward moved to Abu Dhabi to become the executive managing director of Arabian Power Company, which is the owner of the Umm Al Nar power and desalination plant.

Bruce Levy
Executive Director, North America

Bruce took on his current role in December 2004, and is responsible for all aspects of International Power's performance in North America including plant operations, finance, energy trading and new business development.

Bruce is a business leader with more than three decades of experience in the U.S and international energy sector. Prior to joining International Power, he was senior vice president and Chief Financial Officer at GPU, Inc. a diversified energy production and distribution corporation, where he was responsible for all financial operations of the company.

Bruce serves as Chair of the Electric Power Supply Association, the national association of competitive power suppliers.

Barry Brits
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Barry was appointed to his current role as Chief Financial Officer for the North America region in 2005. As CFO he is responsible for all finance, accounting and treasury functions in the region. Prior to becoming CFO, Barry was vice president – Finance & Administration for the North America region.

Barry joined International Power in 1997 as an accountant in the International Development team, and was involved in the National Power demerger process, project financing the North American assets, and developing operational processes for International Power America. Prior to this he worked as a plant operations engineer, auditor and consultant with Rio Tinto and Arthur Andersen.

Andrew Gilbert
Vice President, Business Development

Andrew joined International Power in 2006. As head of the Business Development group for International Power's North American operations he is responsible for growth strategy and execution. During his tenure, the North American region has closed successful acquisitions and has initiated development projects in multiple regions.

Prior to joining International Power, Andrew held several positions at Public Service Enterprise Group where he led multiple acquisitions and development projects, helped launch the retail services business and was a key member of the Exelon merger team. He started his career at GE Power Systems in technical sales and development support.

Kelly Tomblin
Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Services

Kelly joined International Power in 2006. As vice-president, Corporate Strategy & Services at International Power America, she is responsible for renewable policy, state and federal regulatory and legislative policy and relations, regulatory compliance, external and internal communications, human resources and procurement functions.

With more than 20 years of experience in the energy industry, Ms. Tomblin has held numerous positions in the generation, transmission and distribution sector. Prior to joining International Power, Ms. Tomblin held several leadership positions within GPU, Inc., a diversified energy production and distribution corporation including region president, and legal counsel, and served as Executive Director in the municipal wastewater industry.

Steve Riley
Executive Director, Europe

Steve was appointed Executive Director, Europe in August 2003, having previously been International Power's managing director, Australia. He is responsible for managing all aspects of International Power's performance in the European region including plant operations, finance, energy trading and new business development.

Steve joined the Company in 1985 holding senior positions in two UK power stations. Following the demerger of International Power he was appointed managing director, Australia in January 2000.

Steve was appointed to the Board in January 2004 and he is currently Chairman of the Association of Electricity Producers in the UK. He is a Non-Executive Director of Shanks Group plc.

Kevin Dibble
Director, Marketing – First Hydro

Kevin joined International Power following its acquisition of First Hydro in 2004. At First Hydro, Kevin is responsible for longer term contracting of its two pumped storage hydroelectric power stations, in both the ancillary services and traded markets. He combines this role with regulatory monitoring and coordination on behalf of International Power's UK business.

Kevin has over 15 years experience in the electricity industry, with previous roles in business development and pool trading. Prior to joining International Power, Kevin worked for Edison Mission Energy as a director of Trading & Marketing.

Gareth Griffiths
Director, Global Trading

Gareth joined International Power in 1991 and now manages global trading with responsibility for our trading operations in the UK, US and Australia.

Gareth has 16 years' experience in the industry and was previously vice president, Marketing and Trading for our North American business. Prior to this he held various roles in the UK including sales and marketing, market analysis, risk and retail positions.

Clive Warden
Director of Business Development, Europe

Clive joined International Power in 2004 following the acquisition of the Edison Mission Energy assets and he is currently responsible for European business development.

Clive is a chartered electrical engineer with over 25 years experience in the power industry. Prior to joining International Power in 2004 Clive was a regional vice president at Edison Mission Energy, with responsibility for business development in the European region. Clive started his career as an operational engineer with Southern Electricity in 1980 before moving into the Company's power generation subsidiary when the industry was privatised in 1989.

Ranald Spiers
Executive Director – Middle East and Asia

Ranald Spiers was appointed to the Board of International Power plc in May 2008, as Executive Director, Middle East and Asia regions, based in Abu Dhabi and Singapore. Ranald has responsibility for managing all aspects of International Power's performance in the Middle East and Asian regions including plant operations and finance, and he is also responsible for all new business development in both regions.

Ranald joined the Company in 1993. Prior to this he worked for the BP Group for 12 years across a wide spectrum of industries, including petrochemicals, detergents, oil refining, downstream gas, advanced materials and aerospace.

David Barlow
Head of Business Development, Middle East region

David was appointed to his current role as head of Business Development for the Middle East region in January 2008, with responsibility for assessment and bid development of projects.

David joined International Power in 1987 in the Company's research department, prior to its demerger from National Power in October 2000. In 1998 David moved to the Abu Dhabi office to join the Middle East Business Development team. He has since worked on a number of projects in the region including the Shuweihat, Umm Al Nar and Fujairah F2 projects.

John Hurst
Development Business Manager MENA

John joined the Company in 2004 and is responsible for delivering new development opportunities in the Middle East and Africa region, based in Abu Dhabi.

A chartered engineer (electrical) with 30 years experience in the industry, he has worked in the Middle East Region for the last 8 years developing greenfield and brownfield opportunities in Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi and Bahrain and brings a wealth of development and EPC experience to the region. Prior to joining International Power John worked for PB Power as a consultant in the generation business, mainly in the Middle East, and for ALSTOM developing EPC projects in power generation.

Jaideep Sandhu
Regional Technical Advisor, Middle East

Jaideep joined the company in 1995 and is responsible for the engineering aspects of the power and desalination project development activities in the Middle East and Africa.

Jaideep has been based in Abu Dhabi since mid 2001 and has worked on a number of projects such as Shuweihat, Umm Al Nar, and Fujairah F2. Jaideep previously worked in operations and engineering roles at Didcot A Power Station in the UK and in Kazakhstan. Prior to joining National Power, Jaideep used to work in operations and maintenance for NTPC, India.

Keith Ulyett
General Manager Operations (Middle East & Africa)

Keith joined the Middle East team, based in Abu Dhabi, in 2006 and is responsible for the operational performance of our Middle East assets. In addition, Keith works with our joint venture partners to ensure International Power's interests in the region are protected and maximized.

Keith joined the Company in 1973, working on a number of coal and gas power plants in the UK. Before joining the Middle East team he was responsible for the operational performance of our North American assets. He has extensive technical and engineering experience in operating and maintaining power plants and provides an operational input in to the regions development activities.

Tony Concannon
Executive Director, Australia

Tony was appointed as International Power's managing director, Australia in August 2003. He is responsible for managing all aspects of International Power's performance in the Australian region including plant operations, finance, energy trading and new 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 in the UK, trading and international business development (based in Asia).

Tony was appointed to the International Power Board in January 2004. International Power Australia has representation across a number of high-level industry associations including the Business Council of Australia and the Energy Supply Association of Australia.

Paul Maguire
Finance Director (Australia)

Paul joined International Power Australia in May 2006 and is now Finance director for the region, with responsibility for all finance, accounting and treasury functions in the region.

Paul has 20 years wholesale and retail experience with state and privately owned utilities, the last ten of which have been in the power industry. Prior to joining International Power he was part of the management team that executed the A$1.4billion sale of Southern Hydro to AGL and more recently managed the acquisition of the remaining 50% of International Power's retail business from Energy Australia. He has extensive experience in financial reporting, risk management (electricity & gas trading), treasury, taxation and corporate compliance.

Stephen Orr
Commercial Director

Stephen became Commercial director for International Power Australia in 2000. Stephen is responsible for International Power Australia's trading activity in electricity and gas, commercial support to business development, and the business' regulatory positioning.

Prior to his current role Stephen was the Commercial manager for Hazelwood Power, and before that worked for the State Electricity Commission in Victoria. He represented generators in the development and initial trading of the Victorian electricity market, and the development of the commercial functions of Hazelwood Power, and later International Power in Australia.

With a 35-year career in the power industry, Stephen is well placed to represent generators on the Reliability Panel, the body that sets standards for electricity supply reliability across the NEM.

Graeme York
CEO Hazelwood Power

Graeme joined International Power in 2004 following the acquisition of the Edison Mission Energy assets. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of International Power Hazelwood in Victoria, Australia. In this role Graeme is leading a demonstration project that offers the potential to significantly reduce greenhouse emissions associated with lignite fired power stations through pre-drying of the coal and post combustion capture of CO2.

Graeme joined the power industry in 1983 with the State Electricity Commission of Victoria before moving to Edison Mission Energy in 1993. His experience covers engineering, maintenance, business development and asset management. Graeme is also a Director with the National Generators Forum, and is an industry representative on the NEMMCO Participant Advisory Committee.

Gary Elsworth
General Manager, Operations and Maintenance, Paiton

Gary was appointed to his current role, general manager IPM Operations and Maintenance at Paiton in Indonesia, in 2005. In this role, Gary is responsible for the operations and maintenance performance at Paiton Power Plant in Indonesia.

Gary joined International Power in 2003, and previously worked in operations and engineering roles in the UK as well as working extensively providing technical and operational input to development and acquisition projects in most of our business regions, most recently supporting Asia development activities from his base in Indonesia. Prior to joining International Power Gary worked for Innogy in the US developing and selling O&M services to US Utilities.

Tom Mackay
Head of Business Development, Asia

Tom joined the Company in 1990 and is now responsible for delivering new development opportunities in Asia with a focused development team based in Singapore. He previously worked in the Middle East Region for 10 years developing greenfield opportunities in Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and brings a wealth of development and EPC experience to the Asia region.

Tom was previously country manager in Pakistan in the early 1990's and was part of the development team for both the HUBCO and KAPCO assets.

Kian Min Low
Deputy Regional Director, Asia Region

Kian Min was appointed to his current role as deputy regional director for Asia, based in Singapore, in 2005. His primary responsibility is now to successfully deliver the Paiton III project. While with the Company, he has been actively involved in projects in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and Australia.

Kian Min joined International Power in 1998 as counsel for the South East Asian region. In 2001, he was transferred to the Australian operations of the company as its general counsel before being appointed as the head of Business Development, Australia. Prior to joining International Power Kian Min worked in private practice and at ABN Amro.