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[[Image:CharlesBerry.jpg|left|140px|thumb|Charles Berry {{ref|1}}]]
 
[[Image:CharlesBerry.jpg|left|140px|thumb|Charles Berry {{ref|1}}]]
 
==Background==
 
==Background==
Charles Berry, 47, Executive Director - Customer Sales & Services at ScottishPower, joined ScottishPower in November 1991 as Director of Strategy and Development from the French group Compagnie Generale des Eaux (now Vivendi).  
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[[Charles Berry]] was [[Scottish Power]]'s Executive Director UK, responsible for the UK energy businesses of Generation, Energy Management and Supply. He joined [[Scottish Power]] in November 1991 and was appointed to the Board in April 1999. Mr. Berry was named Human Resources Director in early 1996 and in July of the same year was appointed Chief Executive of [[Manweb]], the [[Scottish Power]] subsidiary supplying electricity to Merseyside, Cheshire and North Wales. In April 1998 Charles Berry became Managing Director of Energy Supply for [[Scottish Power]], continuing to be a member of the Boards of [[Manweb]] and [[Southern Water]]. In April 1999 he took up his Board position with responsibility for the Energy Supply and Retail businesses, Electricity Trading and Regulation. He was also a member of the Board of the Energy Saving Trust. {{ref|2}}
  
He was named Human Resources Director in early 1996 and in July of the same year was appointed Chief Executive of Manweb, the ScottishPower subsidiary supplying electricity to Merseyside, Cheshire and North Wales.  
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Prior to joining [[Scottish Power]], in 1990 he was Group Development Director of '''Norwest Holst''', a subsidiary of '''Compagnie Générale des Eaux''', and prior to that held management positions within subsidiaries of '''Pilkington''' plc.  
  
In April 1998 Charles Berry became Managing Director of Energy Supply for ScottishPower, continuing to be a member of the Boards of Manweb and Southern Water. In April 1999 he took up his present Board position with responsibility for the Energy Supply and Retail businesses, Electricity Trading and Regulation.  
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Between 1974 and 1982 he held various engineering, project management and marketing positions within '''Pilkington''' before attending MIT under full sponsorship. After returning from the US in 1983, he worked in a number of '''Pilkington''' subsidiaries serving UK and international markets as Technical Director, Business Development Director and Marketing Director.  
  
Charles Berry was educated at Kelvinside Academy, Glasgow, and the University of Glasgow where he graduated in 1974 with a first class Honours Degree in Electronics and Electrical Engineering. He graduated MS at the Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in 1983.  
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Charles Berry was educated at Kelvinside Academy, Glasgow, and the University of Glasgow where he graduated in 1974 with a first class Honours Degree in Electronics and Electrical Engineering. He graduated MS at the Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in 1983. {{ref|3}}
  
Between 1974 and 1982 he held various engineering, project management and marketing positions within Pilkington before attending MIT under full sponsorship. After returning from the US in 1983, he worked in a number of Pilkington subsidiaries serving UK and international markets as Technical Director, Business Development Director and Marketing Director.
 
  
In 1990 Charles Berry was appointed Group Development Director of Norwest Holst Holdings, a subsidiary of Compagnie Generale des Eaux, before joining ScottishPower the following year.
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#{{note|2}} Company history from Archive's cached Scottish Power page [http://web.archive.org/web/20041010212429/www.scottishpower.com/pages/aboutus_ourpeople_executivedirectors_charlesberry?nav=aboutus_ourpeople_executivedirectors_charlesberry 19 January 2005], Charles Berry, accessed 20 April 2007.
 
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#{{note|3}} Company history from Thus [http://www.thus.net/mediacentre/pressreleases/2001/press-2001-0418.shtml Press Releases], Charles Berry, accessed 20 April 2007.
http://www.thus.net/mediacentre/pressreleases/2001/press-2001-0418.shtml
 
  
 
==Restructuring the company==
 
==Restructuring the company==

Revision as of 13:06, 20 April 2007

Charles Berry [1]

Background

Charles Berry was Scottish Power's Executive Director UK, responsible for the UK energy businesses of Generation, Energy Management and Supply. He joined Scottish Power in November 1991 and was appointed to the Board in April 1999. Mr. Berry was named Human Resources Director in early 1996 and in July of the same year was appointed Chief Executive of Manweb, the Scottish Power subsidiary supplying electricity to Merseyside, Cheshire and North Wales. In April 1998 Charles Berry became Managing Director of Energy Supply for Scottish Power, continuing to be a member of the Boards of Manweb and Southern Water. In April 1999 he took up his Board position with responsibility for the Energy Supply and Retail businesses, Electricity Trading and Regulation. He was also a member of the Board of the Energy Saving Trust. [2]

Prior to joining Scottish Power, in 1990 he was Group Development Director of Norwest Holst, a subsidiary of Compagnie Générale des Eaux, and prior to that held management positions within subsidiaries of Pilkington plc.

Between 1974 and 1982 he held various engineering, project management and marketing positions within Pilkington before attending MIT under full sponsorship. After returning from the US in 1983, he worked in a number of Pilkington subsidiaries serving UK and international markets as Technical Director, Business Development Director and Marketing Director.

Charles Berry was educated at Kelvinside Academy, Glasgow, and the University of Glasgow where he graduated in 1974 with a first class Honours Degree in Electronics and Electrical Engineering. He graduated MS at the Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in 1983. [3]


  1. ^ Company history from Archive's cached Scottish Power page 19 January 2005, Charles Berry, accessed 20 April 2007.
  2. ^ Company history from Thus Press Releases, Charles Berry, accessed 20 April 2007.

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Notes

  1. ^ Photograph from SecuritiesTrust Our People, Charles Berry, accessed 20 April 2007.