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News UTILITY WEEK | 6TH - 12TH JULY 2018 | 7 "I understand why the secretary of state emphasised the consumer champion aspect, but a lot of people will take comfort that at the heart of the regulator they have someone with a long track record of understanding the way the regulator needs to operate both from an academic and a practical perspective." Regulatory good practice He expects to see a commitment to regula- tory good practice, which many argue Ofgem has departed from in some of its recent moves, like restricting the number of tariffs suppliers could provide. Cave's market-friendly credentials were on show in his government-sponsored review of the water supply for business, which paved the way for the introduction of competition into the non-household sector. And Cave, who was also deputy chair of the Competition Commission, recommended that his temporary price cap on energy bills should only be renewed by tabling fresh leg- islation, making it harder for the measure to be rolled forward automatically. Meanwhile, although retail price caps will be the most high-profile issue Cave will face, he has other items in his in-tray, including the upcoming RIIO review of the district net- work operators' price control framework. Richard Black, director of the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit, wants to see firmer pressure from Ofgem on the DNOs to speed up the decentralisation of the energy system. But he is pleased that the new chair has noted the importance of addressing the long- term transformation that the electricity sec- tor is undergoing. "I hope he pays as much attention to the needs of tomorrow's con- sumer as those of today, but price caps will clearly be top of his agenda." Regulation and customer service is a key theme of the Utility Week Congress 2018. For more details, go to utilityweek.net/ congress2018 Professor Martin Cave CV From January 2012 to January 2018 Cave was a deputy chair of the Competition Com- mission and a deputy panel chair of the Competition and Markets Authority. Assignments for public bodies April 2008-February 2009 Adviser on regulation to the Hooper review of the future of the Royal Mail April 2008-November 2009 Appointed by the transport secretary to chair an expert panel on airport regulation March 2008-April 2009 Appointed by the chancellor of the exchequer and the envi- ronment secretary to review competition and innovation in the UK water industry 2007 Adviser to Industry Canada on spectrum policy 2006-07 Appointed by the communities and local government secretary to review regulation of social housing 2006 Special adviser to European commissioner Viviane Reding on the reform of telecommunications regulation December 2004-November 2005 Appointed by chancellor to conduct review of major spectrum holdings 2004-05 Adviser to Lord Chancellor's Department on legal deregulation 2004-07 Ofcom spectrum advisory board, member 2003-07 Ofcom, economic adviser 2003 Defra regulatory task force, member 2002-06 Ofwat, non-executive advisory director March 2001-March 2002 appointed by chancellor and the trade and industry secre- tary to prepare an independent report on spectrum management 2000-07 Adviser to Postal Services Commission 2000-03 Adviser to Civil Aviation Authority 1999-2003 Member, Spectrum Management Advisory Group, DTI 1999 Member of the groupe d'expertise on electricity grid pricing, French finance ministry 1996-2002 Member, UK Competition Commission 1998-2000 Economic adviser, Office of Utility Regulation (Jamaica) 1998-99 Expert witness for the Directorate General of Foreign Trade 1995-99 Adviser on BSkyB Inquiry 1994-99 Member of Ofgas panel of economic experts 1991 Member, groupe d'expertise – an advisory committee on universal service and interconnection – French ministry of posts and telecommunications 1990-92 Broadcasting adviser for Office of Fair Trading in matters relating to the regulation of networking arrangements for the television industry 1993-96 Adviser to the ministry on appropriate procedures for tendering for the decommissioning of the fishing fleet, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 1986-90 Economic adviser undertaking advisory work on a consultancy basis for the Public Enterprise Analytical Unit and the Economics of Industry Division, HM Treasury 1985-86 Consultant to the Home Office committee on financing the BBC Academic career 2018-21 Visiting professor, London School of Economics 2011-17 Visiting professor, Imperial College Business School 2010-11 BP centennial professor, London School of Economics 2001-10 Professor and director of the Centre for Business under Regulation, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick 1996-2001 Vice-principal, Brunel University 1994-96 Pro-vice-chancellor, Brunel University 1989-94 Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, Brunel University 1988-94 Head, Department of Economics, Brunel University 1987-2001 Professor of economics, Brunel University 1981-82 Visiting associate professor, Department of Economics, University of Virginia 1974-87 Lecturer and senior lecturer, Department of Economics, Brunel University 1971-74 Research fellow, Centre for Russian and East European Studies, Birmingham University

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