Alistair Buchanan CBE is one of the most established names in the UK’s energy and utilities sector, and is currently Chair of Electricity North West. In 2003, he served as CEO of Great Britain’s energy regulator, Ofgem, for a decade. Since then, he has held the roles of executive Chair and Partner of KPMG’s UK energy practice until 2018 and, from that date, a number of non-executive director posts. He has also been on the University Councils of Durham (his University) and Royal Holloway. Prior to Ofgem he was an investment banker, based in both New York and London, where he won the accolade of top investment analyst for a number of years in the 1990s. Before joining the investment community, he qualified from KPMG as a Chartered Accountant.
