Turning points: First Utility’s Ian McCaig

First Utility’s Ian McCaig talks to Jay Maroo about the diverse career that led to his recent appointment as chief executive and his passion about changing energy buying habits in the UK

In January this year, UK gas and power supplier First Utility announced Ian McCaig as its new chief executive. A former employee of Nokia and Lastminute.com, McCaig may not have seemed an obvious choice to lead an independent UK energy supplier. But with a track record for breaking the mould and a fixation on transforming consumer behaviour, McCaig is well aligned to a relatively young business