The head of ScottishPower Renewables is making the case for a greener energy future
When Lindsay McQuade was 23, her nascent career in the hotel industry took an abrupt turn for the worse. Stakis, her employer, was taken over by Hilton and the young Glaswegian was laid off. "I was like, Whoa! Miners get made redundant, not me!'"
The shock did not set her back for long. After securing three job offers in a week, she accepted the one that allowed her to stay in Glasgow: in internal audit at ScottishPower. "It never occurred to me that I'd end up working in a utility and it never occurred to me that I'd still be here."
In February Mrs McQuade, now 42, was promoted to chief executive of ScottishPower Renewables. It operates 39 onshore wind farms, accounting for about a sixth of Britain's onshore capacity, more than any of its rivals. It also has hydro-electric plants, two offshore wind farms and more in development and generated total earnings of £316 million last year.
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