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Peter Thomas Hollins (born 22 October 1947) is a British businessman, and a former chief executive of British Energy, which ran most of Britain's nuclear power stations, and was part of the FTSE 100 Index.

Early life

He was born in Hendon, Middlesex. He attended East Barnet Grammar School (became the comprehensive East Barnet School in 1971). He attended Hertford College, Oxford, from 1966 to 1970, gaining a degree in chemistry.

Career

Hollin's joined BOC in 1970, working there for three years.

ICI

He joined ICI in 1973, as part of their marketing department. In the late 1980s, he worked with halomethanes (these compounds destroyed the ozone layer), then moving in 1987 to ICI Soda Ash Products. From 1989 to 1992 he was General Manager of ICI Resins BV (ICI Holland at Waalwijk). He then worked for a joint venture of ICI and Enichem, of Italy, called European Vinyls Corporation (EVC Brussels), as Chief Operating Officer until 1998. The company was floated on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange in 1994. It was the world's biggest producer of PVC.

Hinkley Point A (left, closed in 2000) and B (right, still running) nuclear power stations in June 2004

British Energy

He became chief executive of British Energy in 1998. Nuclear Electric had become British Energy in 1996. On 7 June 2001 he resigned as chief executive. From 2000 to 2001 he earned £330,000.

British Heart Foundation

He became director general of the British Heart Foundation (BHF) in 2003, in this role until his departure in 2012.

NHS

In April 2016 he became chairman of the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.

Personal life

He is fluent in Dutch, German and French. He married Linda Pitchford in 1973 in Barnet, they have two daughters (born 1977 and 1979), and live in Brockenhurst in south Hampshire. He has previously lived in Edinburgh.

See also

References

  1. Companies House
  2. ^ "'I wanted to make a contribution in another way'". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016.
  3. Independent November 1997
  4. International, Power Engineering (8 June 2001). "British Energy chief quits after boardroom row". Power Engineering International. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  5. "Simon Gillespie to join British Heart Foundation". Volunteer news and resources. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  6. NHS
  • Privatisation and Financial Collapse in the Nuclear Industry: The origins and causes of the British Energy crisis of 2002

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Preceded by Chairman of CLIC Sargent
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Preceded by Chief Executive of the British Heart Foundation
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Preceded byRobert Hawley Chief Executive of British Energy
February 1998 - June 2001
Succeeded byRobin Jeffrey
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