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BSC Panel Members

The BSC Panel currently has ten members, a Chairman (appointed by the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority); two independent members (appointed by the Chairman); temporarily one consumer member (appointed by Consumer Focus); five industry members (elected by BSC Trading Parties); and a member appointed by the Transmission Company (National Grid).

A further industry member can be appointed if, in the opinion of the Chairman, the interests of any class or category of Party is not reflected in the Panel composition. The Chairman has appointed Phil Baker as an Industry Panel Member.

A representative appointed by Distribution System Operators, a representative from Ofgem and the Chief Executive of ELEXON are entitled to attend and speak at meetings but are not BSC Panel Members.

To view a BSC Panel Member biography, select a name from the table below. To contact a BSC Panel member email bsc.panel@elexon.co.uk .

BSC Panel Members 2008-2010

PhotoName and Position on PanelLink to Biography
Photograph of Nick Durlacher
Nick Durlacher CBE, is Chairman of the BSC Panel and of ELEXON. After starting his career o...
Read more about Nick Durlacher >>
Photograph of Professor Richard Brealey
Richard Brealey is an Independent Member and Deputy Chairman of the BSC Panel. Richard is E...
Read more about Professor Richard Brealey >>
Photograph of Moira Siddons
Moira Siddons is an Independent Member of the BSC Panel.  Moira is a non-executive director...
Read more about Moira Siddons >>
Photograph of Nigel Cornwall
Nigel has been an independent industry-elected member of the BSC Panel for over six years. ...
Read more about Nigel Cornwall >>
Photograph of Sebastian Eyre
Dr Sebastian Eyre is Head of Energy Regulation at EDF Energy, focusing on the regulation of the U...
Read more about Sebastian Eyre >>
Photograph of John Sykes
John is a Chartered Electrical Engineer with over 40 years experience in the electricity industry...
Read more about John Sykes >>
Photograph of James Nixon
James joined the BSC Panel in 2008, having already enjoyed a career of some 25 years in the elect...
Read more about James Nixon >>
Photograph of Phil Baker
Biography coming soon


Photograph of Barbara Vest
Barbara has been employed within the supply sector of the industry since 1991, initially with the...
Read more about Barbara Vest >>
Photograph of Abigail Hall
Abigail Hall is a Senior Policy Advocate within the Regulated Industries Team at Consumer Focus. ...
Read more about Abigail Hall >>
Photograph of David Smith
David has worked in the Energy Industry for 18 years, having joined British Gas in 1990. During t...
Read more about David Smith >>
Photograph of Richard Hall
Richard Hall is a Principal Policy Advocate at Consumer Focus. He specialises on market structure...
Read more about Richard Hall >>

In Addition

Photograph of David Lane
David was reappointed as the Representative of Distribution System Operators in November 2005, havin...
Read more about David Lane >>

NB: A representative from Ofgem also attends BSC Panel meetings.

The members of the BSC Panel have over 200 years of combined industry experience - in some instances their individual experience goes back 40 years. Some members have worked in electricity markets in other countries. This means that there is a thorough understanding on the Panel of how the present energy markets function and also how the industry has evolved.

Elected Panel Members, the Transmission Company Panel Member, and the DSO Representative bring to Panel meetings their experience of all aspects of the industry including generation, supply, transmission, distribution, trading, regulatory and governmental developments, operational and technical expertise, as well as inside knowledge of other industry codes in both electricity and in gas.

Independent Panel Members are appointed to provide additional expertise and the perspective of other markets. One Member is currently Emeritus Professor of Finance at the LSE and has served as Special Advisor to the Governor of the Bank of England. The other Independent Panel Member has specialised in issues of corporate governance and board effectiveness, with a special interest in audit. The Consumer Panel Members are appointed to provide a perspective on the customer experience.

On appointment/election, Panel Members undertake an induction programme tailored to those areas of the BSC with which they may not be so familiar, and this knowledge is renewed through further presentations when any new issue is due to be presented to the Panel meetings.

If you have any questions about the BSC Panel, please contact ELEXON Contact Laone Roscorla.

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