Senior management team

Peter Barlow Peter is the head of corporate finance for International Power and is responsible for funding and bank relationships. Peter joined us in 1998 and has been involved in corporate finance, project finance and treasury activities since that time.

Penny Chalmers Penny is head of global resources. She is responsible for Group human resources, information technology and corporate communications. Penny has 20 years’ experience in the energy sector and has been with us since 1997.

Gareth Griffiths Gareth manages global trading, with responsibility for our trading operations in the UK, US and Australia. He has 15 years’ experience in the industry and was previously Vice President, Marketing and Trading for our North American business.

Vince Harris OBE Vince is the head of our Asia region and was previously head of one of the UK’s first cogeneration businesses prior to becoming CEO of HUBCO in Pakistan. He has nearly 40 years’ experience in the power generation industry. Vince was awarded his OBE in 2007 for services to British industry in Pakistan.

Edward Metcalfe Edward manages operations and engineering and has 34 years’ experience in the industry. Prior to his appointment in July 2006, he was executive managing director of Arabian Power Company and was previously responsible for our operations in South Australia, specifically Pelican Point, Synergen and SEA Gas.

Sean Neely Sean heads up mergers and acquisitions. He is a chartered accountant with 16 years’ experience in the power sector. He joined us in October 1998, and has a background in project finance and investment banking.

Stephen Ramsay Stephen is our Company Secretary and General Counsel. He joined the Company in 1996, after 10 years as a solicitor in private pratice, first working at National Wind Power and then in the international legal group before becoming Company Secretary in October 2000.

Ranald Spiers Ranald is head of our Middle East and Africa region. He has been with us for 15 years, having previously worked for the BP Group for 12 years across a wide spectrum of industries, including petrochemicals, detergents, oil refining, downstream gas, advanced materials and aerospace.