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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
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BSC Panel Members 2008-2010
| Photo | Name and Position on Panel | Link to Biography |
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| Nick Durlacher CBE, is Chairman of the BSC Panel and of ELEXON. After starting his career o...
Read more about Nick Durlacher >> |
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| Richard Brealey is an Independent Member and Deputy Chairman of the BSC Panel. Richard is E...
Read more about Professor Richard Brealey >> |
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| Moira Siddons is an Independent Member of the BSC Panel. Moira is a non-executive director...
Read more about Moira Siddons >> |
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| Nigel has been an independent industry-elected member of the BSC Panel for over six years. ...
Read more about Nigel Cornwall >> |
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| Dr Sebastian Eyre is Head of Energy Regulation at EDF Energy, focusing on the regulation of the U...
Read more about Sebastian Eyre >> |
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| John is a Chartered Electrical Engineer with over 40 years experience in the electricity industry...
Read more about John Sykes >> |
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| James joined the BSC Panel in 2008, having already enjoyed a career of some 25 years in the elect...
Read more about James Nixon >> |
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| Biography coming soon
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| Barbara has been employed within the supply sector of the industry since 1991, initially with the...
Read more about Barbara Vest >> |
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| Abigail Hall is a Senior Policy Advocate within the Regulated Industries Team at Consumer Focus. ...
Read more about Abigail Hall >> |
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| David has worked in the Energy Industry for 18 years, having joined British Gas in 1990. During t...
Read more about David Smith >> |
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| Richard Hall is a Principal Policy Advocate at Consumer Focus. He specialises on market structure...
Read more about Richard Hall >> |
In Addition
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| 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
Laone Roscorla.