Juergen Maier has been appointed by the Prime Minister as GB Energy's start-up chair.
The former head of Siemens UK left his role as chief executive in December 2019 after 33 years at the company. Since leaving Siemens, Mr Maier has held several non-executive and chair position at various companies.
As chair of GB Energy, Mr Maier will lead the UK's first independently run electricity company.
He described the role as a huge honour and looks forward to expanding skilled jobs and investment across the country.
Mr Maier said: “The opportunity is huge, creating lots more cheaper renewable energy, doing it faster and creating many jobs in this exciting sector.
“We will work in partnership with the private sector and the Crown Estate to achieve just that.
“Work starts today to speed up the pace at which we decarbonise,” he continued.
Yesterday, the new Labour government set out more plans regarding GB Energy, which included the partnership with the Crown Estate.