Willy Rickett, Esq, CB

Career: Dept of Energy: joined 1975, private sec to perm sec 1977-78, princ 1978-81, private sec to Prime Minister 1981-83, seconded to Kleinwort Benson Ltd 1983-85, asst sec Electricity Privatisation 1987-90 (Oil Div 1985-87), under sec Energy Efficiency Office 1990-93; dir of fin DOE 1993-97, dir town & country planning DETR 1997-98, dep sec and head of econ and domestic affairs Secretariat Cabinet Office 1998-2000, head integrated tport taskforce DETR 2000, DG tport strategy and planning DETR 2000-01, DG transport strategy, roads, local and maritime transport DTLR 2001-02, DG strategy, fin and delivery Dept for Tport 2003-04, seconded to Ernst & Young 2004-06, DG energy DTI 2006-08, DG Energy Markets and Infrastructure Dept of Energy and Climate Change 2008-09, sr advsr Cambridge Economic Policy Assocs Ltd 2009-; chm Governing Bd Int Energy Agency 2007-09; non-exec dir Redland Roof Tiles 1994-97; dir: Nat Renewable Energy Centre Ltd 2010-, Eggborough Power Ltd 2010-, Impax Environmental Markets plc 2011-, Cambridge Economic Policy Associates Ltd 2011-, Helius Energy plc 2011-; sr advsr Cleveland Associates Ltd 2011-; ind energy expert Consumer Assoc 2011-; FRSA, FIHT, FIE