Claim: British businessman Phil Bentley's (born January 14, 1959) management of Centrica was highly controversial because of steep rises in company profits.
Evidence: Phillip Keague Bentley (born 14 January 1959) is a British businessman. Bentley's stewardship was often controversial, as the company raised residential energy prices several times during his reign; protests at company premises were not unusual. The controversy was fuelled by the rise in profits during Bentley's stewardship – profits from the residential energy division of British Gas increased by 24% in one year alone.