Former British Airways chief executive Rod Eddington has been appointed to the advisory board of Squadron Energy, a subsidiary of Andrew and Nicola Forrest's company Tattarang.
Former British Airways chief executive Rod Eddington has been appointed to the advisory board of Squadron Energy, a subsidiary of Andrew and Nicola Forrest's company Tattarang.
Squadron Energy is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Forrest family's private investment company that focuses on decarbonisation projects.
Mr Eddington is currently chair of the JP Morgan Asia Pacific advisory council and a non-executive chairman of Lion.
He was chief executive at British Airways from 2000 until 2005.
Mr Eddington served on multiple boards following his stint at British Airways, including as non-executive director of two companies under Rio Tinto Group.
He received a British knighthood in 2005 for his services to the aviation industry and was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2012.
Mr Eddington said Squadron Energy was perfectly positioned to undertake the complex infrastructure projects to transition to renewable energy.
“The scale of the projects needed to replace fossil fuel power generation with renewables is significant,” he said.
Mr Forrest said Mr Eddington would be working together to deliver clean energy.
"Rod is one of Australia's most outstanding business and community leaders and we are excited for him to bring his deep knowledge and experience to Squadron Energy’s advisory board at such a critical time in the energy transition,” he said.
Squadron chief executive Eva Hanly said Mr Eddington’s appointment on the board would have a significant impact on the company’s ability to solve strategic and commercial challenges.
Former Australian Energy Market Operator chief executive Audrey Zibelman also joined the Squadron advisory board last month.
