Centrica PLC said July 5 that Mark Hanafin will retire at the end of March 2019.

Hanafin serves as chief executive of the company's Centrica Business division, which is focused on delivering energy supply, wholesale energy, energy insight, energy optimization and energy solutions to business customers

Centrica has begun a process to appoint a Hanafin's successor. Hanafin also will step down from the Centrica board after the company finds a successor.