UTILITY COMPANIES
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UTILITY WEEK ENERGY SUPPLY HANDBOOK 2014
Drax Group plc
Licences: Electricity Generation
Drax Power Station, Selby, North Yorkshire YO8 8PH
Tel: 01757 618381
Fax: 01757 612192
Website: www.drax.com
Drax is principally a power generation business responsible for meeting around 7–8% of the UK's
electricity demand. Owning and operating the largest power station in the UK, Drax is committed
to reducing its carbon footprint through transforming the business to become a predominantly
biomass-fuelled generator.
Upstream the Company has a presence in the US focused on developing wood pellet plants
for the self-supply of sustainable biomass. At the other end of the supply chain, Drax's retail arm,
Haven Power, serves the electricity needs of a growing number of business customers.
Financial summary 2012/13 2011/12 2010/11
Total turnover (£m) 1,779.8 1,835.9 1,648
Pre-tax profit (£m) 190.2 338.1 254.9
Employees 1,163 1150 1,080
Annual data
Units generated (GWh) 27,100 26,400 26,400
The generation figure is net sales
Board members
Chairman Charles Berry
Chief Executive Dorothy Thompson
Finance Director Tony Quinlan
Production Director Peter Emery
Non-Executive Director Melanie Gee
Retail and Trading Director Paul Taylor
Non-Executive Director Tim Cobbold
Non-Executive Director Tony Thorne
Senior Non-Executive Director David Lindsell
Senior management members
Head of External Communications Melanie Wedgbury
Director of Biomass Business Matthew Rivers
Director of Regulation and Policy David Love
Director of Corporate Affairs and Company Secretary Philip Hudson
Head of Environment Nigel Burdett
Head of Investor Relations Michael Scott
Power stations – Coal and biomass
Drax Group plc, Drax Power Station, Selby, North Yorkshire YO8 8PH.
Tel: 01757 618381. Fax: 01757 612192
Head of External Communications Melanie Wedgbury 01757 612438
