Energy company SSE has announced the appointment of John Bason as a non-executive director.
Bason has been finance director of Associated British Foods since 1999. He served for more than a decade as a non-executive director on the board of Compass Group, where he chaired the audit committee. He is currently chair of FareShare, the UK’s network of charitable food redistributors, and a non-executive director of Bloomsbury Publishing.
Bason will take up his new role on 1 June, when he will also be appointed to SSE’s audit committee and nomination committee.
Sir John Manzoni, SSE chair, said: “We are delighted to add someone of John’s calibre and track record to the board. His significant experience as a finance director in major global companies means he has both the commercial acumen and international perspective to provide constructive challenge and guidance as SSE delivers its Net Zero Acceleration Programme, building on its position as the UK’s clean energy champion whilst bringing its low-carbon infrastructure capabilities to new geographies.”