SSE plc is to appoint Barry O'Regan as its new Chief Financial Officer and as an Executive Director of the company, effective from the start of December 2023.
The energy company said outgoing incumbent Finance Director Gregor Alexander will step down from the Board on the same date, before retiring and leaving SSE at the end of March 2024.
Mr O'Regan is currently Finance Director of SSE Renewables as well as having responsibility for corporate finance across the whole of SSE Plc.
He trained as a chartered accountant with PWC in Dublin before joining Airtricity in 2005, and subsequently the SSE Group in 2008.
"The opportunities facing SSE are huge and we have a clear strategy, strong capabilities and a firm financial footing from which to take them," said Barry O'Regan, incoming Chief Financial Officer.
"I am looking forward to working with our colleagues, the leadership team and the Board as we build on past successes whilst scaling new heights as we secure more high-quality growth options across the Group," he added.
Gregor Alexander, who joined SSE at its inception in 1998 and has been Finance Director since 2002, will continue in his positions as Chair of SSE Transmission's Board and as a director on the Board of Neos Networks Limited, SSE's joint venture with Infracapital Partners.
"It has been an absolute privilege and honour working for SSE over the last 32 years, in a company that has such a strong purpose and heritage driving forward the UK's net zero ambitions," said Gregor Alexander, outgoing Finance Director.
"I have enjoyed my time with the company immensely but the time is right to pass onto the next generation of leaders and I am delighted to be handing the baton to Barry to whom I wish every success in the role," he added.
