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| − | '''Dr Paul Golby''' | + | '''Dr Paul Golby''' was Chief Executive of [[E.ON]] UK from 2002 until December 2011, having joined the company in 1998. He is also also a non executive director of [[AEA]] Technology (the commercial arm of the Atomic Energy Authority), and a member of the [[Energy Research Partnership]] and the [[Nuclear Development Forum]] making him a key nuclear energy lobbyist and beneficiary. ''The Times'' estimated his earnings to be around £1 million per year in 2008.<ref>Peter Stiff, The Times, January 31, 2008. 'Business big shot: Paul Golby'</ref> |
Prior to this he held a series of management appointments with [[Dunlop]] and [[BTR]] before becoming an executive director of [[Clayhithe]] plc in 1992. | Prior to this he held a series of management appointments with [[Dunlop]] and [[BTR]] before becoming an executive director of [[Clayhithe]] plc in 1992. | ||
| − | According to E.ON's website | + | ==Affiliations== |
| − | :He is a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Institution of Engineering and Technology, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, the Energy Institute Council and a member of the Energy Research Partnership. | + | According to E.ON's website in November 2009: |
| + | :He is a fellow of the [[Royal Academy of Engineering]], the [[Institution of Engineering and Technology]], the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, the [[Energy Institute Council]] and a member of the Energy Research Partnership. | ||
:He was awarded an honorary degree by Aston University in 2007 and Cranfield University in 2008. | :He was awarded an honorary degree by Aston University in 2007 and Cranfield University in 2008. | ||
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==Lobbying for stiff sentences against Kingsnorth activists== | ==Lobbying for stiff sentences against Kingsnorth activists== | ||
| + | In February 2013 documents released to the Guardian revealed that Golby had repeatedly lobbied the then energy secretary [[David Miliband]] and other officials 'over the sentencing of activists disrupting the company's power plants, warning that any failure to issue "dissuasive" sentences could "impact" upon investment decisions in the UK'. Examples included: | ||
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| + | :*[A meeting] with Miliband in February 2010 to discuss concerns around lax sentencing of eco-activists, following, in particular, the release of six campaigners engaged in direct action at Kingsnorth, a coal-powered station owned by E.ON.' | ||
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| + | :*A briefing document prepared for the Department of Energy and Climate Change's (DECC) permanent secretary in January 2011 by civil servants, ahead of a further meeting with Golby, cautioned that the issue of activists' sentences had been raised on several previous occasions. | ||
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| + | :*Referring to a group of activists due to be sentenced for aggravated trespass at Ratcliffe, another power station owned by E.ON, on the same day as Golby's scheduled meeting, the memo cautioned: "Today [5th Jan] these 20 activists are due to be sentenced. EoN, and indeed other market participants in the generating sector, are hoping for a dissuasive sentencing to discourage similar such incidents in the future." | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Revision as of 06:53, 23 August 2013
Dr Paul Golby was Chief Executive of E.ON UK from 2002 until December 2011, having joined the company in 1998. He is also also a non executive director of AEA Technology (the commercial arm of the Atomic Energy Authority), and a member of the Energy Research Partnership and the Nuclear Development Forum making him a key nuclear energy lobbyist and beneficiary. The Times estimated his earnings to be around £1 million per year in 2008.[1]
Prior to this he held a series of management appointments with Dunlop and BTR before becoming an executive director of Clayhithe plc in 1992.
Affiliations
According to E.ON's website in November 2009:
- He is a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Institution of Engineering and Technology, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, the Energy Institute Council and a member of the Energy Research Partnership.
- He was awarded an honorary degree by Aston University in 2007 and Cranfield University in 2008.
On 1st January, 2009 he was appointed Pro Chancellor of Aston University and Chair of Council.'[2]
Lobbying for stiff sentences against Kingsnorth activists
In February 2013 documents released to the Guardian revealed that Golby had repeatedly lobbied the then energy secretary David Miliband and other officials 'over the sentencing of activists disrupting the company's power plants, warning that any failure to issue "dissuasive" sentences could "impact" upon investment decisions in the UK'. Examples included:
- [A meeting] with Miliband in February 2010 to discuss concerns around lax sentencing of eco-activists, following, in particular, the release of six campaigners engaged in direct action at Kingsnorth, a coal-powered station owned by E.ON.'
- A briefing document prepared for the Department of Energy and Climate Change's (DECC) permanent secretary in January 2011 by civil servants, ahead of a further meeting with Golby, cautioned that the issue of activists' sentences had been raised on several previous occasions.
- Referring to a group of activists due to be sentenced for aggravated trespass at Ratcliffe, another power station owned by E.ON, on the same day as Golby's scheduled meeting, the memo cautioned: "Today [5th Jan] these 20 activists are due to be sentenced. EoN, and indeed other market participants in the generating sector, are hoping for a dissuasive sentencing to discourage similar such incidents in the future."
Notes
- ↑ Peter Stiff, The Times, January 31, 2008. 'Business big shot: Paul Golby'
- ↑ E.ON About Paul Golby, Accessed 28/11/09
