OREANDA-NEWS. Peter Lynas today (1 July) officially takes up his role as a non-Executive Director on the SSE plc Board. He will join SSE's Audit Committee as Chairman on 17 July 2014.

Peter will bring a wealth of financial experience to the Board.

Peter's early career was spent at De La Rue Systems, which he joined as a trainee accountant, and included a posting in Madrid. He joined GEC Marconi in 1985 as a financial accountant.

In 1998, he was appointed Finance Director of Marconi Electronic Systems, and served on the Boards of Marconi's joint venture companies Alenia Marconi Systems and Matra Marconi Space.

In 1999, he was appointed Director of Financial Control for BAE Systems. Peter is also a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants.