Appointment of independent non-executive director

RNS Number : 6668Y

Good Energy Group PLC

07 December 2017

 

Good Energy Group PLC

("Good Energy" or the "Company")

Appointment of independent non-executive director

Good Energy Group plc announces the appointment of Timothy ("Tim") Jones as an independent non-executive director of the Company. Tim (46) is an experienced Technology Executive who brings over 20 years' experience in digital innovation, execution and operation. He is currently the CIO of Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC, prior to which he was an Executive at Trader Media Group where he co-founded autotrader.co.uk.

Tim replaces Francesca Ecsery who steps down from the Board as announced on 21 March 2017.

Chairman of Good Energy, John Maltby said:

"We're delighted to welcome Tim to the Board of Good Energy. His experience of delivering business transformation through digital innovation strongly compliments the strategic direction Good Energy announced earlier this year.

The Board would like to thank Francesca for her valuable contribution to Good Energy over the years and wishes her well in the future."

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Enquiries:
Good Energy Group PLC	[phone]
Juliet Davenport, Chief Executive Officer
Denise Cockrem, Chief Financial Officer
Stephen Rosser, Company Secretary
Investec Bank plc	[phone]
Jeremy Ellis
Sara Hale
Smithfield Consultants	[phone]
Alex Simmons

Notes to editors:

·      Good Energy is a fast-growing green energy company, generating and selling 100% renewable electricity and green gas to households and businesses across the UK.

·      An AIM-listed PLC, and founding member of the Social Stock Exchange, Good Energy's purpose is to support change in the energy market, address climate change and boost energy security.

·      The Company has been awarded 4 out of 5 stars by Which? for customer service in 2016 and 2017 (no energy supplier was awarded 5 stars), and has been awarded a Best Buy by Ethical Consumer magazine.

·      As at 30 June 2017, Good Energy reported 71,150 renewable electricity customers and 42,750 carbon neutral gas customers. It also provides Feed-in Tariff administration services to 137,900 sites, bringing the total number of customers to 251,800.

·      Good Energy is the owner of Delabole Wind Farm, the UK's first commercial onshore wind farm and owns and operates Hampole Wind Farm, near Doncaster. The Company also owns and operates eight solar farms.

·      Good Energy received an average customer advocacy of 45. A net promoter score is an index ranging from -100 to 100 that measures the willingness of customers to recommend a company's products or services to others. It is used as a proxy for gauging the customer's overall satisfaction with a company's product or service and the customer's loyalty to the brand.

·      Good Energy has won a number of awards, including Renewable Energy Association Company of the Year Award 2016, Business Green Company of the Year 2015, and was named Social Impact Company of the Year at the 2014 and 2015 Small Cap awards.

There are no further disclosures to be made in relation to the appointment of Mr Timothy Jones under Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

 

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