Centrica, the UK’s biggest energy supplier, has announced its managing director of international downstream Chris Weston, will leave the company in December.
Mr Weston has been with company for the past 11 years, leading a number of businesses in both North America and the UK.
He will be replaced on an interim basis by Ian Peters, who is currently managing director of British Gas residential energy.
Rick Haythornthwaite, chairman, said: “Ian has deep industry knowledge and experience and is well placed to assume this role on a transitional basis, as we seek a permanent replacement under Iain Conn’s new leadership.”
Ian has been with the company since 2002 after joining Centrica from financial services sector.
In July the company announced it had hired BP director Iain Conn on a £925,000 salary for one of the most politically sensitive jobs in UK industry.
Mr Conn, who has been boss of BP’s downstream refining and marketing division, succeeded Sam Laidlaw as chief executive at a time of anger over energy prices and the launch of a full-scale competition probe into the sector.
