# Greencoat UK Wind appoints Jim Smith as a non-executive director

- Link: https://www.directorstalkinterviews.com/greencoat-uk-wind-appoints-jim-smith-as-a-non-executive-director/4121116325
- Published: 2023-04-24T09:58:31+01:00
- Author: Anthony Fox

**Greencoat UK Wind Plc** (LON:UKW) has announced that its Board of Directors has
appointed Jim Smith as a non-executive director of the Company. Jim will also be
a member of the Company’s Audit, Management Engagement and Nominations Committees.
His appointment will be effective from 1 May 2023.

Jim is the former Managing Director of SSE Renewables (“SSE”) with 34 years’ experience
within the electricity industry at SSE. He was previously responsible for SSE’s 
major capital infrastructure investments in renewables, thermal generation, gas 
storage and transmission before taking responsibility for offshore wind development
and construction in 2008 and then all renewable development and construction in 
2012. Jim became Managing Director of SSE in 2018 with responsibility for the 4GW
operational fleet and the development pipeline, taking over 5GW of projects through
financial close prior to his retirement in 2022.

> **Shonaid Jemmett-Page, Greencoat UK Wind Chairman said:**
> “With Jim’s extensive experience in the electricity industry, including his offshore
> wind asset management experience, we believe that he will make a valuable contribution
> to the Company.”

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