New FD for International Energy Group

Monday 24 March 2014

A Kiwi who has lived in the Channel Islands for 17 years has been appointed Finance Director of the International Energy Group, which owns Jersey Gas.

Paul Wright moved to Guernsey from New Zealand in 1997 and previously spent two years with the International Energy Group (IEG) as a management accountant, before moving to jobs in the finance industry and subsequently the Blue Diamond Group, where he spent ten years as Finance Director.

In his new role he will be responsible for the finances of Guernsey Gas, Jersey Gas and Manx Gas and will be involved in the continuing integration of the three entities.

He said: “When I last worked with IEG, the three islands were separate and we are now operating under one company umbrella. A huge investment has been made ensuring that integration has gone as smoothly as possible and we now have three companies working as one. We are continually evaluating our company structure and the way in which we operate in order to deliver the best possible service for all our customers.”

Mr Wright said finance director posts outside of the finance sector rarely came up and was delighted to be back with the company.