Chair, SSRO
Hannah Nixon
Biography
Hannah was appointed as Chair of the SSRO on 3 January 2022.
She also holds non-executive director positions at the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), Thames Water and the National Grid Electricity System Operator (NGESO).
Hannah has widespread experience in economics and regulation across a range of industries. She was the first CEO of the Payment Systems Regulator, the economic regulator of the UK鈥檚 拢80 trillion payments industry, responsible for driving competition and innovation in the interests of consumers. Hannah was also a senior partner at Ofgem, where she had responsibility for the networks division. Until recently she was also a NED of the Jersey and Guernsey Competition and Regulatory Authorities.
Chair, SSRO
The Chair is responsible for:
- formulating the SSRO Board鈥檚 strategy
- ensuring that the board, in reaching decisions, complies with legislation and takes proper account of guidance provide by the responsible minister or the department
- delivering high standards of regularity and propriety
- representing the views of the Board to the general public
- ensuring that the work of the Board and its members are reviewed and are working effectively
- ensuring that Board members are fully briefed in terms of appointment, duties, rights and responsibilities
- ensuring that there is a code of practice for board members in place consistent with the Cabinet Office model code
- representing the SSRO in discussions with ministers and single source defence suppliers
- representing the views of the Board to the general public as well as Government and industry stakeholders