Sir John Armitt has been confirmed as permanent chair of the National Infrastructure Commission. He replaces Lord Adonis.

Patrick Caiger-Smith, the CEO and co-founder of geo, has been appointed president of Beama.

Storage company Highview Power has appointed Colin Roy, previously chief executive of Greenhill & Co Europe, as chairman. The company is opening New York offices to meet growing US demand.

Hugh Saville is the new chairman of the Energy Industries Council Board. He has been a board member since 2004.