The CEO of Islands Energy, the Channel Islands' gas supplier, has resigned after almost four years in charge.

Jo Cox has left the company immediately to 'pursue a new opportunity'.

Isle of Man Energy's Managing Director, Aiden Baglow is filling her role as interim CEO. The new boss has 36 years' experience in the industry and joined the Manx utility company in 2008.

Aidan Baglow they wish her well in her new venture

"Jo joined IEG in 2021 and has successfully managed the Group through a challenging period within the energy sector."

Headlines have enwreathed the outgoing CEO's stint at the utility company, including the tragic suspected gas explosion at Haut du Mont in Jersey, which took the lives of 10 islanders in December 2022 and remains under investigation.

There was also an island-wide gas outage in October 2023, which left 4,500 Jersey homes and businesses without hot water, heating and cookers for up to two weeks.

Island Energy offered those affected an £11.56 'goodwill' payment.

The company then announced a price increase of around £13.80 a year extra, in Jersey, just two months after the disruption.

The scene at Mont Pinel following an explosion in June 2024.

Island Energy's Jersey network was also investigated in June 2024.

An explosion at Mont Pinel is thought to have been caused by an 'ignition of a mixture of a flammable gas and air'.

The utility company initially did not detect any gas escape on the night of the blast at the family home. However, it acknowledged in a statement the results of the Fire Service investigation and said it continued to 'work with the relevant authorities'.

Jo Cox's successor as CEO is responsible for 180 IEG employees across Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. The group's last annual report said it invested £5m across the islands in 2023 to improve and maintain the supply networks.