# IMSERV appoints former British Gas CEO, Ian Peters, as Chairman.

- Link: https://imserv.com/news-and-events/imserv-appoints-former-british-gas-ceo-ian-peters-as-chairman/
- Published: 2021-11-25T20:23:32+00:00

IMSERV appoints former British Gas CEO, Ian Peters, as Chairman.

 * Ian Peters currently Chair of the UK Health Security Agency (UKSHA).
 * IMSERV technology today is managing more than 25% of all the electricity that
   goes through the National Grid.
 * This is IMSERV’s first major announcement since it was acquired by energy-focused
   private equity firm [Bluewater](https://www.bluewaterpe.com/).

**Steve Brown, IMSERV MD**: “With his distinguished career history to date, we are
confident Ian will be a fervent and adept ambassador for IMSERV. In addition, he
is a strategic thinker and a great personality fit with an engaging, innovative,
and people-centric leadership style.”

[IMSERV](https://imserv.com/), one of the UK’s leading [data collection](https://imserv.com/data-collection/)
and energy [metering experts](https://imserv.com/solutions/), has appointed Ian 
Peters as Chairman to help drive its next phase of growth.

Peters is a technology-focused Chairman with a successful track record of growing
businesses across multiple sectors – ranging from energy to financial services, 
regularly leveraging software, information, and data analytics to improve efficiency.
It is that experience in particular that fits so well with IMSERV’s business model.

Since 2015, Ian has worked on a portfolio of advisory roles. In addition to his 
new role as a Chairman at IMSERV, he currently holds the Chair of the UK Health 
Security Agency (UKHSA), an executive agency of the Department of Health and Social
Care. Before this, Ian was a former Chief Executive of British Gas, Managing Director
of NatWest Small Business Services, and Chairman of several data-driven growth technology
companies.

Ian also holds advisory roles with several start-up businesses, which all have in
common the aim to create transformational change through technology.

IMSERV is one of the UK’s largest independent energy data management providers, 
and is enabling the decentralisation of power generation and digitalisation of the
electricity market. The company has gone from strength to strength as smart meters
have become a virtual platform to deliver data that helps reduce carbon emissions.

IMSERV was acquired by [Bluewater](https://www.bluewaterpe.com/), the specialist
international private equity firm focused on the middle-market energy sector, in
September this year. Ian Peters’ appointment is the company’s first major announcement
since then.

Welcoming Ian’s appointment as a Chairman, **Steve Brown, Managing Director, IMSERV**,
says, “We are extremely pleased to welcome Ian as a Chairman at IMSERV. Ian knows
the energy sector like the back of his hand and his proven successful track record
will be a great asset to the company. Amongst his vast experience is his history
of working with and growing private-equity owned companies, which we’ll be looking
forward to tapping into.”

**Ian Peters, Chairman, IMSERV**, says, “I am honoured to take up the role of Chairman
of IMSERV – a company with huge potential that I believe I can really contribute
to. I have known the company for a while thanks to its reputation for industry-leading
data collection and smart meter technology. IMSERV will without a doubt play a considerable
part in the UK energy transition, helping the country become more energy efficient
and bring down emissions.”