Board Committees

The Nomination Committee's role is to review and monitor the leadership needs of the Board and senior management, and to support the Company's continued ability to recruit the level and diversity of expertise it needs to ensure long-term success.

The Nomination Committee's remit is set out in its terms of reference.

The members of the Committee are: Sir John Manzoni (Committee Chair), Lady Elish Angiolini, John Bason, Tony Cocker, Debbie Crosbie, Helen Mahy, Melanie Smith and Dame Angela Strank.

The Audit Committee assists the Board in discharging its responsibilities in relation to financial reporting, internal audit, external audit, internal control and risk management.

The Audit Committee's remit is set out in its terms of reference.

The Committee is also responsible for reviewing and monitoring the objectivity and independence of the External Auditor and oversees SSE's non-audit services policy, which governs the non-audit services that may be provided by the External Auditor.

The members of the Committee are: John Bason (Committee Chair), Tony Cocker, Debbie Crosbie and Helen Mahy.

The Energy Markets Risk Committee assists the Board in the effective discharge of its responsibilities in relation to risk management and internal control of energy markets risk exposures.

The Energy Markets Risk Committee’s remit is set out in its terms of reference.

The members of the Committee are: Tony Cocker (Committee Chair), Gregor Alexander, Debbie Crosbie, Sir John Manzoni, Martin Pibworth and Melanie Smith.

The Safety, Sustainability, Health and Environment Advisory Committee supports and advises the Board on matters relating to safety, sustainability, health and the environment. It provides a leadership forum for non-Executive Directors to work with senior management and shape policy, targets and strategy to improve safety, sustainability, health and environmental performance.

The Safety, Sustainability, Health and Environment Advisory Committee’s remit is set out in its terms of reference.

The members of the Committee are: Helen Mahy (Committee Chair), Lady Elish Angiolini, Chris Burchell, Tony Cocker, Sir John Manzoni, Rachel McEwen, Mark Patterson, Martin Pibworth, Nathan Sanders and Dame Angela Strank.

The Remuneration Committee recommends and oversees the operation of SSE’s Remuneration Policy which applies to the Executive Directors. In agreeing policy it focuses on support for SSE’s strategy and long-term success, and to reinforce SSE’s culture it monitors the approach to wider workforce remuneration.

The Remuneration Committee's remit is set out in its terms of reference.

The members of the Committee are: Melanie Smith (Committee Chair), John Bason, Lady Elish Angiolini, Sir John Manzoni, and Dame Angela Strank.