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Melissa Jones: stub, needs more work

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stub, needs more work

Melissa Jones at 15:17, 30 September 2014

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 ==Views on fracking==
-{{‪Template:Fracking badge‬}}In 2013 Centrica spent £100m buying a 25 per cent share of fracking firm Cuadrilla's Lancashire fracking operation and licence.
+{{‪Template:Fracking badge‬}}In 2013 Centrica spent £100m buying a 25 per cent share of fracking firm [[Cuadrilla]] 'sLancashire fracking operation and licence.
 At Centrica's 2014 AGM Haythornthwaite told shareholders that fracking was a 'safe, environmentally sound' method of extracting oil and gas if done by the 'right operators', but acknowledged there were 'big questions about exactly where one should explore'. He insisted that the company had 'a conscience' over issues such as fuel poverty and fracking in sensitive areas, backing CEO [[Sam Laidlaw]]'s view that national parks were 'not the place to start' the fledging industry. <ref> Emily Godson, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/energy/fracking/10826176/We-wont-start-fracking-in-national-parks-says-Centrica.htmlWe won’t start fracking in national parks, says Centrica], The ''Telegraph'', 12 May 2014 </ref>
 ==Affiliations==

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 ==Views on fracking==
-{{‪Template:Fracking badge‬}}At Centrica's 2014 AGM Haythornthwaite told shareholders that fracking was a 'safe, environmentally sound' method of extracting oil and gas if done by the 'right operators', but acknowledged there were 'big questions about exactly where one should explore'. He insisted that the company had 'a conscience' over issues such as fuel poverty and fracking in sensitive areas, backing CEO [[Sam Laidlaw]]'s view that national parks were 'not the place to start' the fledging industry. <ref> Emily Godson, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/energy/fracking/10826176/We-wont-start-fracking-in-national-parks-says-Centrica.htmlWe won’t start fracking in national parks, says Centrica], The ''Telegraph'', 12 May 2014 </ref> Centrica owns 25 per cent of [[Cuadrilla]]'s sites in Lancashire.
+{{‪Template:Fracking badge‬}}In 2013 Centrica spent £100m buying a 25 per cent share of fracking firm Cuadrilla's Lancashire fracking operation and licence.
 ==Affiliations==

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 ==Views on fracking==
-{{‪Template:Fracking badge‬}}At Centrica's 2014 AGM Haythornthwaite told shareholders that fracking was a 'safe, environmentally sound' method of extracting oil and gas if done by the 'right operators', but acknowledged there were 'big questions about exactly where one should explore'. He insisted that the company had 'a conscience' over issues such as fuel poverty and fracking in sensitive areas, backing CEO [[Sam Laidlaw]]'s view that national parks were 'not the place to start' the fledging industry. <ref> Emily Godson, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/energy/fracking/10826176/We-wont-start-fracking-in-national-parks-says-Centrica.htmlWe won’t start fracking in national parks, says Centrica], The ''Telegraph'', 12 May 2014 </ref>
+{{‪Template:Fracking badge‬}}At Centrica's 2014 AGM Haythornthwaite told shareholders that fracking was a 'safe, environmentally sound' method of extracting oil and gas if done by the 'right operators', but acknowledged there were 'big questions about exactly where one should explore'. He insisted that the company had 'a conscience' over issues such as fuel poverty and fracking in sensitive areas, backing CEO [[Sam Laidlaw]]'s view that national parks were 'not the place to start' the fledging industry. <ref> Emily Godson, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/energy/fracking/10826176/We-wont-start-fracking-in-national-parks-says-Centrica.htmlWe won’t start fracking in national parks, says Centrica], The ''Telegraph'', 12 May 2014 </ref> Centrica owns 25 per cent of [[Cuadrilla]]'s sites in Lancashire.
 ==Affiliations==

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 ==Views on fracking==
-{{‪Template:Fracking badge‬}}At Centrica's 2014 AGM Haythornthwaite told shareholders that fracking was a 'safe, environmentally sound' method of extracting oil and gas if done by the 'right operators', but acknowledged there were 'big questions about exactly where one should explore'. He insisted that the company had 'a conscience' over issues such as fuel poverty and fracking in sensitive areas. <ref> Emily Godson, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/energy/fracking/10826176/We-wont-start-fracking-in-national-parks-says-Centrica.htmlWe won’t start fracking in national parks, says Centrica], The ''Telegraph'', 12 May 2014 </ref>
+{{‪Template:Fracking badge‬}}At Centrica's 2014 AGM Haythornthwaite told shareholders that fracking was a 'safe, environmentally sound' method of extracting oil and gas if done by the 'right operators', but acknowledged there were 'big questions about exactly where one should explore'. He insisted that the company had 'a conscience' over issues such as fuel poverty and fracking in sensitive areas, backing CEO [[Sam Laidlaw]]'s view that national parks were 'not the place to start' the fledging industry. <ref> Emily Godson, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/energy/fracking/10826176/We-wont-start-fracking-in-national-parks-says-Centrica.htmlWe won’t start fracking in national parks, says Centrica], The ''Telegraph'', 12 May 2014 </ref>
 ==Affiliations==

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−	'''Rick Haythornthwaite''' is chairman of British energy company [[Centrica]]. He joined its board as a non-executive director in October 2013 and was appointed chairman in January 2014. <ref name="MP"> [http://www.centrica.com/index.asp?pageid=1183 Rick Haythornthwaite Chairman], Centrica website, undated, accessed 20 October 2014 </ref>	+	{{Template:Climate badge}}'''Rick Haythornthwaite''' is chairman of British energy company [[Centrica]]. He joined its board as a non-executive director in October 2013 and was appointed chairman in January 2014. <ref name="MP"> [http://www.centrica.com/index.asp?pageid=1183 Rick Haythornthwaite Chairman], Centrica website, undated, accessed 20 October 2014 </ref>

	He is an ex-oil executive for [[BP]] and [[Premier Oil]].		He is an ex-oil executive for [[BP]] and [[Premier Oil]].

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 According to an official biography in 2008:
 Haythornthwaite is a member of the board of trustees of the [[British Council]], Chief Executive, [[Invensys]] plc. Haythornthwaite is also Chairman for the [[Risk and Regulation Advisory Council]], partner at [[Star Capital Partners Limited]], is Non Executive Chairman of the Board for [[Mastercard International]], Chair of the Corporate Advisory Group for the [[Tate Gallery]] and Chair of the Board of Trustees for [[Almeida Theatre]]. He was previously Chairman of the [[Better Regulation Commission]], Commercial Director of [[Premier Oil]] and Chief Executive of [[Blue Circle plc]]. Haythornthwaite began his career with [[BP]].<ref>Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform [http://www.berr.gov.uk/about/economics-statistics/rrac/RRAC%20members/page43314.html Rick Haythornthwaite] Accessed 29th January 2008</ref>
 ==Affiliations==

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 ==Background==
 Accord to Centrica's website, Haythornthwaite:
-:has a wealth of knowledge in the energy industry. Rick has significant board experience, both as an executive and non-executive. He led the rescue of [[Invensys]] from 2001 to 2005 and the defence, turnaround and subsequent sale of [[Blue Circle Industries]] from 1997 to 2001. He spent his early career in various corporate, upstream and leadership positions in BP from 1978 to 1995, including exploration and production roles in the North Sea, Alaska, France and Venezuela before moving to Premier Oil as commercial director from 1995 to 1997. He has served on the boards of Network Rail as chairman and Cookson, Lafarge, ICI and Land Securities as non-executive director.
+:has a wealth of knowledge in the energy industry. Rick has significant board experience, both as an executive and non-executive. He led the rescue of [[Invensys]] from 2001 to 2005 and the defence, turnaround and subsequent sale of [[Blue Circle Industries]] from 1997 to 2001. He spent his early career in various corporate, upstream and leadership positions in BP from 1978 to 1995, including exploration and production roles in the North Sea, Alaska, France and Venezuela before moving to Premier Oil as commercial director from 1995 to 1997. He has served on the boards of [[Network Rail]] as chairman and [[Cookson]], [[Lafarge]], [[ICI]] and [[Land Securities]] as non-executive director.
 ===2008===
 According to an official biography in 2008:
 Haythornthwaite is a member of the board of trustees of the [[British Council]], Chief Executive, [[Invensys]] plc. Haythornthwaite is also Chairman for the [[Risk and Regulation Advisory Council]], partner at [[Star Capital Partners Limited]], is Non Executive Chairman of the Board for [[Mastercard International]], Chair of the Corporate Advisory Group for the [[Tate Gallery]] and Chair of the Board of Trustees for [[Almeida Theatre]]. He was previously Chairman of the [[Better Regulation Commission]], Commercial Director of [[Premier Oil]] and Chief Executive of [[Blue Circle plc]]. Haythornthwaite began his career with [[BP]].<ref>Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform [http://www.berr.gov.uk/about/economics-statistics/rrac/RRAC%20members/page43314.html Rick Haythornthwaite] Accessed 29th January 2008</ref>
 ==Notes==
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← Older revision		Revision as of 03:43, 19 April 2016
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−	'''Rick Haythornthwaite''' is chairman of British energy company [[Centrica]]. He joined its board as a non-executive director in 2013 and was appointed chairman in January 2014. <ref name="MP"> [http://www.centrica.com/index.asp?pageid=1183 Rick Haythornthwaite Chairman], Centrica website, undated, accessed 20 October 2014 </ref>	+	'''Rick Haythornthwaite''' is chairman of British energy company [[Centrica]]. He joined its board as a non-executive director in October 2013 and was appointed chairman in January 2014. <ref name="MP"> [http://www.centrica.com/index.asp?pageid=1183 Rick Haythornthwaite Chairman], Centrica website, undated, accessed 20 October 2014 </ref>

	He is an ex-oil executive for [[BP]] and [[Premier Oil]].		He is an ex-oil executive for [[BP]] and [[Premier Oil]].

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 ==Background==
-According to an official biographer in 2008:
+According to an official biography in 2008:
 Haythornthwaite is a member of the board of trustees of the [[British Council]], Chief Executive, [[Invensys]] plc. Haythornthwaite is also Chairman for the [[Risk and Regulation Advisory Council]], partner at [[Star Capital Partners Limited]], is Non Executive Chairman of the Board for [[Mastercard International]], Chair of the Corporate Advisory Group for the [[Tate Gallery]] and Chair of the Board of Trustees for [[Almeida Theatre]]. He was previously Chairman of the [[Better Regulation Commission]], Commercial Director of [[Premier Oil]] and Chief Executive of [[Blue Circle plc]]. Haythornthwaite began his career with [[BP]]<ref>Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform [http://www.berr.gov.uk/about/economics-statistics/rrac/RRAC%20members/page43314.html Rick Haythornthwaite] Accessed 29th January 2008</ref>.