Dr Nicola Hodson has been appointed to Ofgem's governing authority, the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority (GEMA).

Dr Hodson is the general manager of Marketing and Operations at Microsoft UK, and will take up a non-executive role for the next five years.

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GEMA Chairman, David Gray, said: "We are delighted to welcome Nicola to Ofgem. Her recruitment follows an open competition which saw a strong set of candidates.

"Nicola will bring a wealth of experience across a number of areas that are very relevant to the challenges we are addressing, and will contribute to a leadership that, with a new strategy and work programme, continues to look to make the most of its resources and powers to make a positive difference for energy consumers."

(CD/JP)