AGL restructuring two executive roles into one

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AGL has announced plans to revise its organisational structure, combining wholesale markets and group operations under a newly created executive role – chief operating officer – effective from April 2020.

AGL managing director and CEO Brett Redman said the role will be responsible for the day-to-day management of AGL’s wholesale portfolio and physical operations as well as the delivery of its growth strategy in generation, trading and supply, and orchestration.

”These two business units are integral to the operation and management of our portfolio,” Mr Redman said.

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“Creating this integrated business unit is important as we progress our proposed investments in flexible generation assets.”

Under the new structure, the role of chief operating officer will replace the current roles of executive general manager wholesale markets and executive general manager group operations, currently held by Richard Wrightson and Doug Jackson respectively.

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Markus Brokhof

Markus Brokhof, who is currently an executive board member at Alpiq, a leading Swiss electricity producer, has been appointed to the new role of Chief Operating Officer. Mr Brokhof has more than 20 years’ experience in the oil, power and gas sectors gained across operations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

Mr Brokhof will join AGL in April 2020.

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Mr Wrightson will continue in the role of executive general manager wholesale markets until the end of February 2020 and assist in the transition to the new structure until the end of April 2020. Mr Jackson, who intends to retire from AGL by December 2020, will continue in the role of executive general manager group operations until April 2020, and will remain in a non-executive role to support the transition.

Mr Redman said he’d like to acknowledge the contribution and achievements of both Doug and Richard during their time at AGL. “We thank them for their service and wish them well for their future careers.”

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