By Adam Clark

 

British Gas owner Centrica PLC (CNA.LN) said Friday that it has appointed Richard Hookway as the next chief executive of its unit for business customers.

Mr. Hookway's appointment as CEO of Centrica Business will take effect on Dec. 1, replacing Mark Hanafin. Mr. Hookway will join Centrica and its executive committee on Nov. 1, in order to prepare the handover.

Mr. Hookway previously spent 35 years at oil giant BP PLC (BP.LN), most recently as chief operating officer for global business services and IT.

Centrica Business includes the business-facing operations of British Gas and North American brand Direct Energy, as well as the company's distributed energy-and-power, energy marketing and trading, and central-power generation businesses.

 

Write to Adam Clark at adam.clark@dowjones.com; @AdamDowJones

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

September 14, 2018 05:29 ET (09:29 GMT)

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