UKHO Appoints Marion Leslie as Non-Executive Chair
of Swiss Finance’s Women to Watch in 2022, Leslie was also included in the World Federation of Exchanges Women Leaders List 2021 and was named one of the 100 Most Influential Women in European Finance by Financial News in 2020 and 2021. In 2017, she was nominated in the Cranfield University Female FTSE 100 Women to Watch Board Report and, in 2014, won the Award for Achievement at the Women in Banking and Finance Awards.Commenting on the appointment, Peter Sparkes, Chief Executive at the UKHO, said, “The position of Non-Executive Chair plays a pivotal role in supporting the UKHO Board in the
Redfern Joins RCG
; Redfern has deep, senior level commercial and technical experience across the full asset lifecycle of offshore wind projects, from project development, through construction, into operations and maintenance. Prior to joining RCG, he was Head of Operated Joint Ventures at Centrica, a top 30 FTSE 100 UK utility and was part of the team that developed, constructed and operated many of the UK’s offshore wind farms. Redfern led on the technical aspects of some of the first project finance deals in the UK offshore wind sector. He was Project Director and Board Director on several developments
Butler Joins BSS as Nonexecutive Chairman
Officer of Inmarsat from 2000 – 2009, Butler led the satellite network operator as they launched the I4 satellite constellation, introduced a portfolio of broadband services, underwent a leveraged buyout in 2003 as well as a successful IPO on the LSE in 2005, and then subsequently entered the FTSE 100 in 2008. During Michael’s tenure at Inmarsat the organisation enjoyed double digit growth, and he now holds Non-Executive Directorships at variety of key players in the MSS market including Thuraya, Addvalue and GeoReach Global. As part of a wider growth strategy, the past year
