Anthony David Cocker (born 26 April 1959) was the chief executive of E.ON UK, one of the '' Big Six'' UK energy providers. He is also a chairman of Infinis Energy Management Limited's board.

Early life

He was born in the

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. He has a younger brother. He read mathematics at

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, gaining a BA in 1981 and D.Phil. in 1984. His doctorate researched the shape of water droplets. He later studied at

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(IMD) in

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in 1988.

Career

He worked for

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from 1984 to 1992, then

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Powergen

He joined Powergen in 1997 as head of corporate strategy. In August 2001 he became managing director of Energy Trading, replacing Nick Horler. Powergen was acquired by E.ON in 2002.

E.ON

In 2008 he became at chief executive of E.ON Energy Trading in

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. It was announced in September 2011 that he would become chief executive of E.ON UK, taking that role in January 2012. In 2015, he earned £908,000.

Infinis

Tony was appointed chairman and non-executive director on 1 August 2017, having retired from E.ON in July 2017.

SSE

In April 2018, Cocker joined

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. as a non-executive director.

Personal life

He is married with a son (born in November 2000) and daughter (born in August 1998). He married Madeleine Parker in September 1991 in Oxford. He lives in

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References

External links

E.ON UK
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