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National Grid Plc

National Grid Plc

Sector: Electric Services Region: United Kingdom


: | OTC Markets: NGGTF | London Stock Exchange: NG


National Grid Plc owns and operates regulated electricity and gas infrastructure networks. Its segments include transmission, gas distribution, electricity distribution and generation and non-regulated businesses. The transmission segment engages in electricity transmission, electricity system operations, gas transmission, gas system operations, French interconnector and LNG storage. The gas distribution segment operates gas distribution networks. The electricity distribution & generation segment is responsible for building, operating and maintaining of electricity distribution networks, and also maintain and operate the electricity transmission and distribution system. The non-regulated businesses segment's activities include metering, grain LNG, UK property, britned, xoserve, US non-regulated businesses, fulcrum, blue-NG, corporate activities and shared services function. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

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Executives

Sir Peter Gershon CBE, Chairman
Appointment to the Board: 1 August 2011 as Deputy Chairman, Chairman with effect from 1 January 2012Committee membership: N (ch)Career experience: Previous appointments include Chairman of Premier Farnell plc, Chief Executive of the Office of Government Commerce and Managing Director of Marconi Electronic Systems.External appointments: Chairman of Tate & Lyle plc, member of the UK Defence Academy Advisory Board and HM Government Efficiency Board.Experience:– Chairman– Engineer, FREng– Government– Partnering/JV/contract management– City– High tech industry– US– International
Steve Holliday, Chief Executive
Appointment to the Board: October 2002, appointed to National Grid Group plc 2001, Chief Executive with effect from January 2007Committee membership: E (ch), FCareer experience: Formerly 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.External appointments: Non-executive Director of Marks and Spencer Group plc and Chairman of the UK Business Council for Sustainable Energy, Crisis UK, the Technician Council and a member of the Board of Trustee Directors for Business in the Community and Infrastructure UK Advisory Council.Experience:– Chief Executive– Engineer, FREng– Government/regulatory– Partnering/JV/contract management– City– Utilities – energy– Customer– Oil and gas– US and International
Andrew Bonfield, Finance Director
Appointment to the Board: November 2010Committee membership: E, FCareer experience: 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.Experience:– Finance Director– Accountant– Government/regulatory– Partnering/JV/contract management– City– Utilities – energy– Customer– US– International