Our leadership

How Ofgem is run and who makes the decisions.

About our board

Our board is known as the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority (GEMA). It is responsible for:

setting our strategy
overseeing our regulation of the energy industry
deciding policy priorities
dealing with management and enforcement matters
providing advice to Ofgem’s departments

Read a summary of the board’s legal powers and duties.

Board members are chosen by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s Secretary of State for a fixed term of up to 5 years. Members include the chair and chief executive, who are employed by Ofgem, and non-executive directors who have extensive experience working in the public and private sectors.

Read the rules of procedure that describe how often the board meet and who needs to be present.

See the board meeting agendas and minutes.

Board members

Mark McAllister, Chair
Jonathan Brearley, Chief Executive
Alena Kozakova, non-executive director
Barry Panayi, non-executive director
Graham Mather, non-executive director
Jonathan Kini, non-executive director
Nick Winser, non-executive director
Tony Curzon Price, non-executive director
Warren Buckley, non-executive director

While our board makes most of the high-level decisions, senior leaders and the board’s sub-committees can also make decisions where appropriate.

Board and committee members declare any interests which may conflict with their duties in the register of interests. View the list of board and committee members and their interests.

Read the biographies of our board and directors.

Our committees

Senior leaders and committees have the power to make certain decisions on behalf of the board.

Senior Executive Committee

Our Senior Executive Committee manages our direction and performance as an organisation. Members include:

Jonathan Brearley, Chief Executive
Akshay Kaul, Director General for Infrastructure
Melinda Johnson, Chief Operating Officer
Neil Kenward, Director of Strategy, Economics, Research and Net Zero
Neil Lawrence, Director of Delivery and Schemes
Priya Brahmbhatt-Patel, Director of Communications
Sinead Murray, General Counsel
Tim Jarvis, Director General of Markets

Audit and Risk Assurance Committee

The Audit and Risk Assurance Committee monitors and provides assurance about audits, risk and finance management, and internal control of the organisation.

People and Remuneration Committee

The People and Remuneration Committee makes decisions related to people, pay and workforce strategy.

Enforcement Settlement Committee

The Settlement Committee makes decisions about enforcement cases that are settled. For example, where a company has agrees that they have broken the rules in their licence and should pay the penalty given.

Enforcement Decision Panel

The Enforcement Decision Panel makes decisions about enforcement cases that are challenged. For example, if a company does not agree that that they have broken rules in their licence or the penalty proposed is too high.

RIIO-3 and ED3 Committee of Authority

The committee provides guidance to the RIIO-3 framework (gas transmission, gas distribution and electricity transmission) and ED3 (electricity distribution) programmes. It advises GEMA before it makes decisions relating to the 2 programmes.