National Grid Plc
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National Grid runs the electricity wires across Great Britain and Northern Ireland while National Grid Gas, previously known Transco and formerly part of British Gas, runs the UK's gas pipe network. The company also owns generator Niagara Mohawk in the US.
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Board of Directors
Sir Peter Gershon CBE, FREng
Chairman
Board: August 2011 as Deputy Chairman, Chairman with effect from January 2012 Committee membership: N (ch) Previous appointments: Chairman of Premier Farnell plc, Chief Executive of the Office of Government Commerce, Managing Director of Marconi Electronic Systems and member of the UK Defence Academy Advisory Board. External appointments: Chairman of Tate & Lyle plc and the The Sutton Trust Board.
Steve Holliday FREng, Chief Executive
Chief Executive
Appointment to the Board: Steve Holliday - October 2002, appointed to National Grid Group plc on 30 March 2001, Chief Executive with effect from January 2007 Committee membership: F Previous appointments: Executive Director of British Borneo Oil and Gas; he also spent 19 years within the Exxon Group, where he held senior positions in the international gas business and managed major operational areas such as refining and shipping. Most recently Chairman of UK Business Council for Sustainable Energy, the Prince\'s National Ambassador and Non-executive Director of Marks and Spencer Group plc. External appointments: Chairman of Crisis UK and of the Energy and Efficiency Industrial Partnership, and Vice Chairman for Business in the Community and of The Careers and Enterprise Company.
Andrew Bonfield
Finance Director
Appointment to the Board: November 2010 Committee membership: F, S Previous appointments: Chief Financial Officer at Cadbury plc until March 2010; he also spent five years as Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and has previous experience in the energy sector as Finance Director of BG Group plc. External appointments: Non-executive Director of Kingfisher plc.
John Pettigrew
Executive Director
Appointment to the Board: 1 April 2014 Previous appointments: Joined The National Grid Company plc in 1991 and held various senior management roles, becoming Director of Engineering in 2003. He went on to become Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President for the US Electricity Distribution & Generation business between 2007 and 2010; Chief Operating Officer for UK Gas Distribution between 2010 and 2012 and UK Chief Operating Officer from 2012 to 2014. Key A: Audit Committee F: Finance Committee N: Nominations Committee R: Remuneration Committee S: Safety, Environment and Health Committee (ch): Chairman of Committee
Jonathan Dawson
Non-executive Director
Appointment to the Board: 4 March 2013 Committee membership: F, N, R (ch) Previous appointments: Various roles within the Ministry of Defence before joining Lazard where he spent over 20 years. Non-executive Director of Galliford Try plc 2004 to 2008, National Australia Group Europe Limited 2005 to 2012 and Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited 2010 to 2013, and most recently Senior Independent Director and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee of Next plc. External appointments: Non-executive Director of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc and Chairman of Penfida Limited
Mark Williamson
Non-executive Director
Appointment to the Board: 3 September 2012 Committee membership: A (ch), F, N Previous appointments: Chief Accountant then Group Financial Controller of Simon Group plc before joining International Power plc as Group Financial Controller in 2000 and appointed as Chief Financial Officer in 2003. External appointments: Non-executive, Chairman of the Audit Committee and Senior Independent Director of Alent plc, and Chairman of Imperial Tobacco Group PLC
Nora Mead Brownell
Non-executive Director
Appointment to the Board: 1 June 2012 Committee membership: N, R, S Previous appointments: Commissioner of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission from 1997 to 2001, Commissioner for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission from 2001 to 2006 and former President of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners. Board member of ONCOR Electric Delivery Holding Company LLC and Comverge, Inc. External appointments: Board member of Spectra Energy Partners LP, Direct Energy Advisory Board and the Advisory Board of Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners and partner in ESPY Energy Solutions, LLC.
Paul Golby CBE FREng
Non-executive Director
Appointment to the Board: 1 February 2012 Committee membership: A, N, R, S (ch) Previous appointments: Executive Director of Clayhithe plc before joining East Midlands Electricity plc in 1998 as Managing Director, Chief Executive of E.ON UK plc in 2002, and later additionally as Chairman, stepping down from the E.ON board in December 2011 and most recently Non-executive Chairman of AEA Technology Group plc. External appointments: Chairman of EngineeringUK and the UK National Air Traffic System, Chair of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and a member of the Council for Science and Technology and of the Nurse Review Advisory Group.
Ruth Kelly
Non-executive Director
Appointment to the Board: 1 October 2011 Committee membership: A, F, N Previous appointments: Various senior roles in Government from 2001 to 2008, including Secretary of State for Transport, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Secretary of State for Education and Skills and Financial Secretary to the Treasury. External appointments: Managing Director at HSBC and Governor for the National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
Therese Esperdy
Non-executive Director
Appointment to the Board: 18 March 2014, and to the Board of National Grid USA with effect from 1 May 2015. Committee membership: A, F (ch), N Previous appointments: Joined Chase Securities in 1997, having started her banking career with Lehman Brothers. Various senior roles at JPMorgan Chase & Co. including Head of US Debt Capital Markets and Global Head of Debt Capital Markets and most recently co head of Banking, Asia Pacific at JPMorgan. External appointments: Global Chairman of the Financial Institutions Group, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Dean Seavers
Executive Director, US
Appointment to the Board: 1 April 2015 Previous appointments: Various senior management positions at Tyco International Ltd. from 2000 to 2007 before joining General Electric Company/United Technologies Corporation in 2007. President and Chief Executive Officer of General Electric Security from 2007 to 2010 and then President, Global Services of United Technologies Fire & Security from 2010 to 2011. Additionally, a member of the board of directors of National Fire Protection Association from 2010 to 2014, lead network member at City Light Capital from 2011 to 2015 and President and Chief Executive at Red Hawk Fire & Security, LLC from 2012 to 2014. External appointments: Board member of Red Hawk Fire & Security, LLC since 2012.