Tony Cocker

Anthony David Cocker (born 26 April 1959) is the Chief Executive of E.ON UK, one of the Big Six UK energy providers.

Early life

He was born in the Borough of Fylde, Lancashire. He has a younger brother.

He read Mathematics at Lincoln College, Oxford, gaining a BA in 1981 and D.Phil in 1984. His doctorate researched the shape of water droplets. He later studied at International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne in 1988.

Career

He worked for L.E.K. Consulting from 1984 to 1992, then Bass Brewery.

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 Düsseldorf. It was announced in September 2011 that he would become Chief Executive of E.ON UK, taking that role in January 2012.[1]

In 2015, he earned £908,000.

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 Warwickshire.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Appointment in 2011
Business positions
Preceded by
Paul Golby		 Chief Executive of E.ON UK
January 2012 - 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
 Chief Executive of E.ON Energy Trading
2008 - December 2011 		Succeeded by
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