Alex WisemanStrategy and Regulation

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Delivered a £400m revenue determination for a utility regulator by providing expert knowledge, advice and project management skillsCase Study

Delivery of a price control setting £400m of revenue forutility networks

Alex Wiseman:“A utility regulator required expert financial and regulatory knowledge to determine the prices for gas networks for the next three years. My expertise and direct, pragmatic approach enabled the client to deliver successfully. My invaluable advice resulted in extensions from the original ten week contract to an eight month interim assignment.”

Client:“Having Alex working with us for over eight months has proved to be critical in delivering a public consultation and the final price control determination. Alex’s extensive knowledge of regulation across utilities coupled with strong strategic and analytical skills and pragmatic approach was essential in delivering the detailed modelling required as well as robust, comprehensive documents in a time pressured environment.”

Main challenges:An organisation that lacked the expertise and project management capability to deliver.

Overcoming the challenges:By providing comprehensive regulatory and financial knowledge as well as project management capability, Alex was able to ensure delivery of two critical public documents on time.

What value was your role to them:A combination of experience, strategic insight and pragmatism enabled delivery of comprehensive public consultations on time. My advice on financial issues was essential in ensuring that appropriate allowances were set. As a result, my expertise was also used by the client to determine the tender rules, licence obligations and selection process for a new £100m project.

Delivery of a price control setting £400m of revenue for gas networks

Profile: Alex WisemanAlex has a wealth of Board experience across private, public and not-for-profit organisations. He has consulted to government, utilities, media, financial services and manufacturing companies but his primary experience is advising utilities or Government bodies on strategy and regulation. He has international experience across Europe as well as Asia, Australia and South America. Alex’s 10 years’ NED experience includes over 3 years as chair of an audit committee. He has particularly expertise in advising Boards on strategy and on risk management.

Alex has headed strategic planning in a FTSE50 utility and was Regulation Director for a £1.5bn gas network. Alex is particularly adept at seeing the wood for the trees, applying a sound analytical mind to solving complex problems or rationalising key strategic decisions. He is renowned for keeping a cool, logical head in a crisis.His competencies include:• Strategy and business planning• Regulation and compliance• Risk management• Stakeholder management• Financing• Project management

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