Chair, SSRO
Hannah Nixon
Biography
Hannah was appointed as Chair of the SSRO on 3 January 2022.
She also holds non-executive director positions at the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), Thames Water and the National Grid Electricity System Operator (NGESO).
Hannah has widespread experience in economics and regulation across a range of industries. She was the first CEO of the Payment Systems Regulator, the economic regulator of the UK’s £80 trillion payments industry, responsible for driving competition and innovation in the interests of consumers. Hannah was also a senior partner at Ofgem, where she had responsibility for the networks division. Until recently she was also a NED of the Jersey and Guernsey Competition and Regulatory Authorities.
Chair, SSRO
The Chair is responsible for:
- formulating the SSRO Board’s strategy
- ensuring that the board, in reaching decisions, complies with legislation and takes proper account of guidance provide by the responsible minister or the department
- delivering high standards of regularity and propriety
- representing the views of the Board to the general public
- ensuring that the work of the Board and its members are reviewed and are working effectively
- ensuring that Board members are fully briefed in terms of appointment, duties, rights and responsibilities
- ensuring that there is a code of practice for board members in place consistent with the Cabinet Office model code
- representing the SSRO in discussions with ministers and single source defence suppliers
- representing the views of the Board to the general public as well as Government and industry stakeholders