Burns and her team will continue to develop the company’s plan of reorganisation and capital structure, and prepare Mirant to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. She has been building a finance team for this purpose since her arrival as CFO in May from struggling US airline Delta.

Lamar Chesney joined Mirant as senior vice-president of finance in mid-August to lead the supply chain management and international finance functions. Chesney previously held various finance positions at Delta and