HALITE Energy, the company behind plans for an underground gas storage facility near Fleetwood, Lancashire, has appointed John Roberts, a former United Utilities chief executive, as chairman.

Roberts, a prominent figure in the UK’s energy sector, is a graduate of Liverpool University and a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.

He spent 30 years with Manweb, joining as a graduate trainee and working his way up through the organisation to become its chief executive in 1992. He then spent three years as chie......for the full story register now for free or login below...