20 February 2025
In a press release first published on GOV.UK, Dan McGrail has been appointed as interim CEO of Great British Energy, working from the Aberdeen HQ.
This follows the recent appointment of five non-executive directors to the start-up board
Dan McGrail is currently the Chief Executive of RenewableUK, the trade association for businesses developing wind, wave, tidal, storage and green hydrogen projects in the UK, and their supply chain companies. He currently sits on the board for WindEurope and was also previously CEO of Siemens Engines and Managing Director of Siemens Power Generation.
He will draw on his wealth of experience in clean energy including wind and thermal power to provide strong leadership and help rapidly scale up the new company so it can start delivering as quickly as possible.