DONG Energy Names New Managing Director

DONG Energy Sales announced that Jeff Whittingham has been appointed Managing Director.

Jeff is taking over from Mike Hogg who is retiring after more than 41 years in the energy industry. The new appointment will be effective on 1st November 2014.

Evert den Boer, International Sales Senior Vice President, commented;
“DONG Energy remains fully committed to the UK market and the strategy to be a leading energy solutions provider through partnerships will not change”.

“It has been a privilege to work with Mike and I would like to thank him for his valuable contribution. He has enjoyed a distinguished career, continuously putting customers first and meeting their evolving needs. Mike successfully led the team through the transition from Shell to DONG Energy - and in the two years since becoming part of DONG Energy we have consolidated our position as the third largest gas supplier to the market, with a market share of some 12%, launched power - and also Climate Partnerships and Power Hub. We look forward to welcoming Jeff and I’m confident that he will build on this success”

Mike Hogg said “I have thoroughly enjoyed my forty-one and a half years in the European energy industry having met and worked with some wonderful people. I look forward to working with Jeff and the senior management team during the transition period.”

Mike’s successor, Jeff Whittingham, is a successful and experienced Senior Director from the energy services and utilities industry. Jeff joins from Inenco where, as COO, he has been responsible for growth initiatives, business development, regulation and general business management across all three divisions. Jeff has a track record of building successful and sustainable new energy businesses including managing the largest B2B SME energy sales operation in the UK energy market which secured over 100,000 new customers annually.

Jeff Whittingham said, “I am excited at the prospect of joining DONG Energy and continuing the great work that Mike and the team have done delivering high levels of customer satisfaction and entry into the electricity market which will provide the business with significant future growth opportunities. The UK energy market faces a number of challenges over the coming years and DONG is well placed to be very successful over this period with a strong presence in both the UK upstream and downstream markets which will enable us to provide sustainable competitive energy pricing for our customers coupled with great customer service over the longer term. I would like to wish Mike all the best for a happy and well-earned retirement.”