SSE boss to retire as energy giant reports sharp rise in profit

SSE’s Viking wind farm on the Shetland Islands (SSE/PA) - (PA Media)

SSE boss Alistair Phillips-Davies is to retire after more than 11 years at the helm, as the energy company reported a more than one-quarter jump in profit.

Mr Phillips-Davies oversaw SSE’s exit from the retail energy market in 2019, selling that part of its business to Ovo, and kicked off a five-year, £20.5 billion investment plan, which it is now halfway through.