Chairman and Chief Executive

Sir John Parker

Chairman

Appointed October 2002

Age 65

 

Committee memberships

Nominations (Committee chairman)

 

Sir John Parker became Chairman following the merger of National Grid Group plc and Lattice Group plc. He had been Chairman of Lattice Group plc since its demerger from BG Group plc in 2000. He had previously been a Non-executive Director of BG plc from 1997. Sir John’s career has encompassed the engineering, shipbuilding and defence industries. He is Chairman of P&O Group, a Non-executive Director of Carnival plc and Carnival Corporation, Inc., Senior Non-executive Director of the Court of the Bank of England and Chancellor of the University of Southampton. Sir John is a former Chairman of RMC Group plc, a former Chairman and Chief Executive of Harland & Wolff plc and Babcock International Group PLC and a former Non-executive Director of Brambles Industries plc, GKN plc and British Coal Corporation. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.

Steve Holliday

Chief Executive

Appointed March 2001

Age 50

 

Committee memberships

Executive (Committee chairman)

Finance

 

Steve Holliday joined National Grid Group plc as Group Director, UK and Europe in March 2001. Immediately following the merger of National Grid Group plc and Lattice Group plc in October 2002, he was responsible for the electricity and gas transmission businesses. He was appointed as Group Director responsible for UK Gas Distribution and Business Services in April 2003. Steve was appointed Chief Executive on 1 January 2007, having been Deputy Chief Executive from 1 April 2006. He was formerly an Executive Director of British Borneo Oil and Gas. Previously, he spent 19 years with the Exxon Group, where he held senior positions in the international gas business and managed major operational areas such as refining and shipping. Steve’s international experience includes a four-year spell in the US. He has also developed business opportunities in countries as diverse as China, Australia, Japan, Brazil and the former Soviet Union. He is a Non-executive Director of Marks and Spencer Group plc.