Who we are

Four key groups of people work together to make sure our governance, strategy and operational delivery combine to deliver an outstanding service for our customers.

Our Board

The ELEXON Board is responsible for our corporate governance, oversees our procurement process, approves major projects and our annual budget, and guides ELEXON’s strategic direction.

The six members of the Board have a strong mix of multi-disciplinary experience and a composition that follows corporate governance best practice.

Our Board meets monthly. Read the Board headline reports.

Click images to see full profiles.

Andrew Pinder

ELEXON Board and BSC Panel Chairman

Andrew brings with him experience from high profile roles in the financial sector and IT organisations within the public and private sector.

Volker Beckers

Industry Non-Executive Director

Volker is an industry Non-Executive Director and former Group CEO of RWE Npower.

Alison Chappell

Industry Non-Executive Director

Alison, a highly experienced manager brings substantial operational management and consulting experience. She has worked across a wide range of sectors, managing leading brands with multi-million pound budgets and providing consultancy advice to major companies.

Nigel Cornwall

Industry Non-Executive Director

Nigel brings a deep understanding of the energy industry to the ELEXON Board and has a substantial history of working with ELEXON, having previously sat on the BSC Panel.

David Rigney

Independent Non-Executive Director

David's experience of main board executive and non-executive director roles includes sitting on the advisory board at SAP and being a non-executive director at Sport Resolutions

Jane Tozer

Independent Non-Executive Director

Jane brings a strong IT background and diverse non-executive experience. She started out at IBM before becoming CEO of Softwright Systems Ltd, taking the company from start-up to trade sale.

Other Board attendees

  • Nick Brown - Company Secretary and Legal Advisor
  • Executive Team

Our Panel

Our Panel oversees the management, implementation and development of the Balance and Settlement Code (BSC). It brings together stakeholders from across the electricity industry, including Ofgem, National Grid, BSC Parties and consumer representatives, focused on ensuring that the BSC is delivered efficiently, economically, effectively, fairly and transparently.

The Panel oversees changes to the BSC and approves the strategy element of ELEXON’s annual business plan. Find out more about the Panel’s functions and membership.

Panel committees

There are six committees made up of industry experts established by the Panel to oversee specific areas of BSC activity.

  1. Credit Committee (CC)
  2. Imbalance Settlement Group (ISG)
  3. Performance Assurance Board (PAB)
  4. Q8
  5. Supplier Volume Allocation Group (SVG)
  6. Trading Disputes Committee (TDC)

Our Executive

Our Executive Team, led by CEO Peter Haigh, is responsible for ELEXON’s day-to-day management. The team works with our Board, Panel and staff to ensure the successful delivery and evolution of the BSC.

Click on images for full profile.

Peter Haigh

Chief Executive

Peter has been at the forefront of energy developments in the UK since the privatisation of the industry in 1990.

Mark Bygraves

Director of Strategy & Development

Strategy & Development ensures that the BSC arrangements act as an enabler to new technologies, processes and market requirements. The team provides support to DECC, Ofgem and industry on matters as diverse as smart metering, smart grids, EMR, European initiatives and other future market developments.

Mark Couldrick

Director of Operations

Mark's Operations team is responsible for the day-to-day provision of business-as-usual services under the BSC.

Chris Rowell

Director of Transformation Delivery

Chris' Transformation Delivery team focuses on delivery of change and major projects within ELEXON.

Nigel Smith

Chief Financial Officer

Nigel has overall responsibility for all aspects of corporate financial accounting, producing ELEXON’s consolidated financial statements and managing the financial strategy.

Laura Ahmed  - PA to the Chief Executive

Our people

We have over 100 staff based at our offices in central London. Experts in their field, some have worked in the energy sector for many years, while others bring fresh skills and perspective from other sectors. Together they ensure that we deliver a great service to our customers every day and maintain our seamless delivery of the BSC.