Alistair Phillips-Davies

Alistair Phillips-Davies, CBE (born 22 July 1967)[1] is a British businessman. He has been the chief executive officer (CEO) of SSE plc, a FTSE 100 electric utility company, since July 2013, succeeding Ian Marchant. However, Alistair is no longer the CEO of SSE Energy Services, which was previously owned by the SSE plc Group, but was purchased by OVO Energy in January 2020. [2]

Early life

He was born in Wiltshire. He went to the Allestree Woodlands School, a comprehensive school in Allestree, in the north-west of Derby. He has a bachelor's degree in Natural Sciences from St Catharine's College, Cambridge, where he was captain of the darts team.[3]

Career

SSE

He became deputy chief executive of SSE in September 2012, and chief executive in July 2013.[4] In 2014 he was paid £755,000 in salary. In 2016 his pay was £844,000 along with a £910,000 bonus, a £644,000 long-term incentive payout and £25,000 and £502,000 in benefits.[5]

In 2017 he received £2.92 million just weeks after an argument over bill caps.[6]

By 2022 his annual compensation had soared to £4.5 million [7]

In the 2024 King's Birthday Honours, he was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).[8]

References

  1. ^ Nimmo, Jamie (21 November 2021). "SSE boss Alistair Phillips-Davies: Why I'm rejecting activist's break-up calls". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  2. ^ Emily Gosden (10 February 2013). "£144? SSE boss agrees it's not worth the energy". The Telegraph. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  3. ^ Darts Team Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  4. ^ EURELECTRIC Archived 10 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  5. ^ Greg Wilford (17 June 2017). "SSE chief executive Alistair Phillips-Davies gets 72% pay rise weeks after arguing against cap on bills". The Independent. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  6. ^ Adam Vaughan (16 June 2017). "SSE boss gets 72% pay rise weeks after arguing against cap on bills". TheGuardian.com. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  7. ^ Irish Independent
  8. ^ "Birthday honours: Mark Cavendish, Strictly's Amy Dowden and Alan Bates recognised". BBC News. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
Business positions
Preceded by Chief Executive of SSE plc
July 2013 - 		Succeeded by
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