Board of directors

Charles Berry
Chairman

Appointment to the Board:
15 December 2005 and was appointed Chairman on 17 April 2008.

Committee membership:
Nominations (Chairman) and Remuneration.

External appointments:
A non-executive director and Chairman-designate of Senior plc, a non-executive director of Securities Trust of Scotland plc and of Impax Environmental Markets plc.

Previous experience:
Charles has extensive experience within the UK power sector. He joined ScottishPower in 1991 and was appointed to the Board in 1999. From 2000 to 2005, Charles was Chief Executive of the Company’s UK Operations, with responsibility for over 6,200MW of generating capacity as well as the trading business, energy retailing and strategic transactions, such as renewables development. Charles is also a former non-executive Chairman of Eaga plc and of THUS Group plc.

Qualifications:
BSc (Hons) in Electrical Engineering and MSc in Management.

Responsibilities and skills:
As Chairman, Charles is responsible for the leadership of an effective Board ensuring cohesion between the executive and non-executive directors. He liaises closely with the Chief Executive in order to fully understand the business challenges facing the executive directors and the senior management team and in turn he ensures that matters laid before the non-executive directors are challenged and tested in a robust manner.

Dorothy Thompson
Chief Executive

Appointment to the Board:
20 October 2005, having joined Drax in September 2005.

Committee membership:
Executive.

External appointments:
A non-executive director of Johnson Matthey plc.

Previous experience:
Dorothy was previously the head of the European business of InterGen NV, the power generation subsidiary of Shell NV and Bechtel Inc., responsible for the management and operation of four gas-fired power plants, totalling some 3,160MW of capacity across the UK and the Netherlands. Prior to joining InterGen NV in 1998, Dorothy was initially in banking and subsequently was assistant group treasurer for Powergen plc.

Qualifications:
BSc (Hons) and MSc in Economics.

Responsibilities and skills:
As Chief Executive, Dorothy is responsible for all aspects of the stewardship of the Group and its business, including developing an appropriate business strategy for Board approval and securing its timely and effective implementation. She provides leadership to the executive team and takes responsibility for the important external relationships with customers, suppliers, regulatory agencies and Government bodies. The division of responsibilities between the Chairman and the Chief Executive is set out in writing, was agreed by the Board on 14 December 2005 and was reviewed and varied by the Board on 23 October 2006.

Tony Quinlan
Finance Director

Appointment to the Board:
1 September 2008.

Committee membership:
Executive.

External appointments:
A non-executive director of the Port of London Authority.

Previous experience:
Tony qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Coopers & Lybrand and subsequently joined Marks & Spencer where he went on to hold a number of senior positions within Internal Audit, Corporate Finance, Investor Relations and Financial Control. From 2005, he was Director of Finance, the deputy to the Group Finance Director.

Qualifications:
BSc (Hons) degree in Chemistry with Business Studies and an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ACA).

Responsibilities and skills:
As Finance Director, Tony is responsible for the financial management of the Group, and for relationships with the Group’s bankers. In addition, he has the Investor Relations, Risk Management, IT, Facilities, and Procurement functions reporting to him. Tony also has responsibility for the development of the enhanced co-firing facilities at Drax.

Peter Emery
Production Director

Appointment to the Board:
20 October 2005, having joined Drax in June 2004.

Committee membership:
Executive.

External appointments:
A director of the Association of Electricity Producers and a member of The Energy Research Partnership.

Previous experience:
Peter joined Esso Petroleum upon leaving university and held a number of analyst and managerial roles in the UK before moving to Esso’s parent, Exxon in the US to co-ordinate its downstream marketing and distribution investments outside North America and Canada. Peter returned to Esso’s Fawley Oil Refinery in 1992 as plant technical services manager. In 1997, he became refinery maintenance manager and in 2002, he was appointed operations manager with full management and operational responsibility for Fawley Oil Refinery, the UK’s largest refinery. He was also a member of ExxonMobil’s European leadership team for refining.

Qualifications:
BSc (Hons) in Mining Engineering, FIMMM and completed the Advanced Management Programme at INSEAD in 2007.

Responsibilities and skills:
As Production Director, Peter is responsible for the operation of the Group’s plant and equipment. This includes all aspects of safety management, plant integrity, engineering support and design, maintenance and plant design. Peter also has responsibility for leading the Company’s carbon capture and storage activity.

Paul Taylor
Retail and Trading Director

Appointment to the Board:
1 September 2011, having joined Drax in July 2004.

Committee membership:
Executive. Paul is also Chairman of the Group’s retail subsidiary, Haven Power Limited.

External appointments:
None.

Previous experience:
Paul has more than 15 years experience in energy trading previously working for TXU Europe and Powergen/E.ON UK. At TXU Europe Paul led the UK electricity trading function responsible for trading a combined portfolio of over 7GW of power plant and a retail position of more than 50TWh. Before energy trading Paul worked in operational research.

Qualifications:
BSc (Hons) in Business Operation and Control.

Responsibilities and skills:
As Retail and Trading Director, Paul has responsibility for the trading of power and other associated commodities. He is also responsible for the retail division, Haven Power, which sells electricity to customers in the industrial and commercial and small and medium enterprises markets.

Tim Barker
Senior independent non-executive director

Appointment to the Board:
20 October 2005, having joined Drax in June 2004, and was appointed as the Senior Independent Director on 15 December 2005.

Committee membership:
Remuneration (Chairman), Audit and Nominations.

External appointments:
A non-executive director of several other companies including the European subsidiary of the Investment Bank Jeffries Group Inc. and Chairman of an early stage company developing a new energy storage technology.

Previous experience:
From 1993, Tim was Vice Chairman of Kleinwort Benson Group plc and from 1998, until his retirement in 2000, he was Vice Chairman of Dresdner Kleinwort Benson. Notably, he was involved with a number of clients in the energy sector and was an adviser to the UK Government on the privatisation of the electricity sector. In the mid-1980s, Tim was Director General of the City Panel on Takeovers and Mergers. He is a former Chairman of Robert Walters plc and was the senior independent non-executive director of Electrocomponents plc.

Qualifications:
MA (Hons) in Economics.

Responsibilities and skills:
As the Senior Independent Director, Tim’s counsel is of great importance to the Board and its Committees. His knowledge and experience of financial markets provides the Board with added insight.

Tim Cobbold
Independent non-executive director

Appointment to the Board:
27 September 2010.

Committee membership:
Audit, Nominations and Remuneration.

External appointments:
Chief Executive and an executive director of De La Rue Plc.

Previous experience:
Tim was previously the Chief Executive Officer of Chloride Group plc, the leading international provider of secure power solutions having joined them in 2007 as Chief Operating Officer. Following Emerson Electric’s takeover of Chloride he held a senior position in Emerson, responsible for the Chloride Group of companies. He trained as a Mechanical Engineer and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1987 and joined Smiths Group plc (formerly TI Group plc) in 1989 where he held a number of senior financial and operational management positions over an 18 year period.

Qualifications:
BSc (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (FCA).

Responsibilities and skills:
Tim’s blend of financial and engineering experience means that he is well placed to contribute significantly to the Board and its Committees. His role as an active chief executive in a different sector adds a different dimension to his contribution.

David Lindsell
Independent non-executive director

Appointment to the Board:
1 December 2008.

Committee membership:
Audit (Chairman), Nominations and Remuneration.

External appointments:
A non-executive director of Premier Oil plc, and Deputy Chairman of the Financial Reporting Review Panel.

Previous experience:
David was a partner at Ernst & Young for nearly 30 years. He specialised in audit and assurance services and has extensive experience across a range of industry sectors. He has served on a number of professional bodies relating to financial reporting, including the Standards Advisory Committee of the International Accounting Standards Board, the Auditing Practices Board, the Turnbull Committee and the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group. David is a former non-executive director of Gartmore Group Limited.

Qualifications:
Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (FCA).

Responsibilities and skills:
David’s recent and relevant experience in the areas of finance and audit are a significant asset to the Board and his role as Chairman of the Audit Committee.

Tony Thorne
Independent non-executive director

Appointment to the Board:
29 June 2010.

Committee membership:
Audit, Nominations and Remuneration.

External appointments:
Chairman of the South East Coast Ambulance Service.

Previous experience:
Tony was Chief Executive of DS Smith plc, the international packaging and office products group, from 2001 until his retirement from the Board in May 2010. Previously he was President of SCA’s corrugated packaging business. Prior to this he spent 20 years with Shell International, working throughout the world in senior management roles, including strategic planning and President of the Shell companies in Mexico.

Qualifications:
BSc (Hons) in Agricultural Economics.

Responsibilities and skills:
Tony’s geographical experience is of great importance as Drax considers expansions into global markets. The fact that Tony is also a recently retired chief executive also adds a different dimension to his contribution.