Dan McGrail has been appointed as the permanent Chief Executive Officer of Great British Energy.
The former CEO of Siemens Energy had been interim CEO, on secondment fromRenewableUK, but has now been confirmed in the role permanently.
Confirming the appointment, Great British Energy said Mr McGrail "will be based in Scotland" and will work from the firm's new Aberdeen headquarters, once confirmed.
The UK Government was offering a salary of up to £350,000 per year, plus a performance-related bonus of up to 50%, for the role, which will drive Britain’s shift to clean power.
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said: "Dan has been a visionary leader as Great British Energy’s interim CEO, and will bring world-class private sector experience to our publicly-owned clean power company
"Great British Energy is at the heart of our clean power mission and Plan for Change and is investing in clean energy supply chains to create manufacturing jobs here in Britain.
"I look forward to working with Dan to unleash the benefits of clean energy, driving growth and new jobs in communities."
Under his stewardship as interim CEO for the last 4 months, Mr McGrail has helped rapidly set up the company. This includes announcing £1billion for Great British Energy to invest in clean energy supply chains such as electric cables and floating offshore wind platforms to ensure the clean energy revolution is built here in Britain.
This follows the appointment in January of five new non-executive directors to join Chair Juergen Maier on the company’s start-up board, bringing a wide range of experience across different sectors, with knowledge on workplace rights, building UK supply chains and driving investment in clean energy.
Mr McGrail said: "It is a privilege to take on the CEO role permanently and lead Great British Energy from our Aberdeen HQ at such a pivotal moment.
"We are already delivering for British people, with schools and hospitals set to benefit from cheaper energy bills.
"We will now focus on scaling up as Britain’s publicly owned energy company, making strategic investments that drive forward the government’s clean power mission and give people a stake in clean energy."