RenewableUK gets new CEO

RenewableUK, UK’s trade body for wind, wave and tidal energy, has appointed Hugh McNeal as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

McNeal will take up his new post in April from Maria McCaffery, who has headed the organisation since June 2006.

McNeal is currently Director of Change at the Department of Energy and Climate Change.

His other roles have included being CEO of the Office for Renewable Energy Deployment at DECC, and Deputy Director of Low Carbon Business at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Hugh McNeal said: “It will be a privilege to represent an industry which is playing such a vital role in providing safe, secure power for our country’s homes and businesses, as well as tens of thousands of high quality jobs across the UK.”

Maria McCaffery added: “I am delighted to be handing over the reins of Chief Executive to such a capable pair of hands. I wish Hugh every success in his new role. He has a wealth of experience on energy policy and I have no doubt that he will be a highly effective champion of wind, wave and tidal energy.”