Board of Directors
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1. Sir John Parker, Chairman
Committee membership: Nominations Committee (chairman)
Skills and experience: Sir John Parker became Chairman in October 2002 following the merger of National Grid Group plc and Lattice Group plc having been Chairman of Lattice Group plc since its demerger from BG Group plc in 2000. Sir John’s career has encompassed the engineering, shipbuilding and defence industries. Sir John was previously Senior Non-executive Director (Chair) of the Court of the Bank of England, a former joint Chairman of Mondi plc, a former Chairman of P&O Group and of RMC Group plc, and a former Chairman and Chief Executive of Harland & Wolff plc and Babcock International Group PLC.
External appointments: Chairman of Anglo American plc and Vice Chairman of DP World Limited, Non-executive Director of Carnival plc, Carnival Corporation, Inc., and the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company and Chancellor of the University of Southampton.
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2. Steve Holliday, Chief Executive
Committee membership: Executive Committee (chairman), Finance Committee
Skills and experience: Steve Holliday became Chief Executive of National Grid in January 2007 having joined National Grid Group plc as Group Director, UK and Europe in March 2001, becoming responsible for the electricity and gas transmission businesses in 2002. He was appointed as Group Director responsible for UK Gas Distribution and Business Services in 2003. He was formerly an Executive Director of British Borneo Oil and Gas. Previously, Steve 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, Chair of the Technician Council and a member of the Board of Trustee Directors for Business in the Community and Infrastructure UK.
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3. Andrew Bonfield, Finance Director
Committee membership: Executive Committee, Finance Committee
Skills and experience: Andrew Bonfield joined National Grid on 1 November 2010 as Executive Director Finance, with responsibility for Shared Services. Andrew was Chief Financial Officer at Cadbury plc until March 2010 when Cadbury was acquired by Kraft Foods Inc. He 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. Prior to this, Andrew’s early career was spent with SmithKline Beecham plc, where he was promoted to Chief Financial Officer.
External appointments: Non-executive Director of Kingfisher plc.
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4. Tom King, Executive Director
Committee membership: Executive Committee
Skills and experience: Tom King was appointed to the Board as Executive Director in August 2007 with responsibility for Electricity Distribution & Generation operations. Following the recent reorganisation, Tom is responsible for all US businesses in the new position of Executive Director and President, US. He was President of PG&E Corporation and Chairman and CEO of Pacific Gas and Electric Company from 2003 to 2007. Before that, he held a number of senior positions within the PG&E group having joined in 1998. Previously, Tom served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners and served for nine years in officer positions in Enron’s interstate pipeline businesses.
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5. Nick Winser, Executive Director
Committee membership: Executive Committee
Skills and experience: Nick Winser joined the Board in April 2003 as Executive Director responsible for Transmission. Following the recent reorganisation, Nick has assumed the new position of Executive Director, UK, responsible for all UK businesses. He was previously Chief Operating Officer of the US transmission business for National Grid Transco plc. He joined National Grid Company plc in 1993, becoming Director of Engineering in 2001. Prior to this, Nick had been with Powergen since 1991 as principal negotiator on commercial matters, having joined the Central Electricity Generating Board in 1983 where he served in a variety of technical engineering roles.
External appointments: Non-executive Director of Kier Group plc and co-Chair of the Energy Research Partnership.
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6. Ken Harvey CBE, Non-executive Director and Senior Independent Director
Committee membership: Nominations Committee, Remuneration Committee, Risk & Responsibility Committee
Skills and experience: Ken Harvey, a chartered engineer, joined the Board in October 2002 following the merger of National Grid Group plc and Lattice Group plc, having been appointed to the Lattice Group plc board in 2000. He was appointed Senior Independent Director in October 2004. Ken is a former Chairman of Comax Holdings Ltd, The Intercare Group plc and Beaufort International Group plc and a former Chairman and Chief Executive of Norweb plc.
External appointments: Chairman of Pennon Group Plc.
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7. Linda Adamany, Non-executive Director
Committee membership: Audit Committee, Risk & Responsibility Committee
Skills and experience: Linda Adamany joined the Board in November 2006. Until April 2008, she was Group Vice President, BP plc. Linda has over 35 years’ business experience, with 28 years in the international energy sector, having held various executive roles for BP in both the UK and US, including Chief Executive of BP Shipping and Group Vice President and Commercial Director, BP Refining & Marketing. She has also held board level positions in international bodies and is a certified public accountant.
External appointments: Member of a not for profit board.
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8. Philip Aiken, Non-executive Director
Committee membership: Audit Committee, Risk & Responsibility Committee
Skills and experience: Philip Aiken joined the Board in May 2008. He was formerly Group President of BHP Billiton’s Energy business, Executive Director of BTR plc, held senior positions in BOC Group plc and was senior advisor to Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited.
External appointments: Chairman of Robert Walters plc, a Non-executive and Senior Independent Director of Kazakhmys PLC and a Non-executive Director of Miclyn Express Offshore Limited and Essar Energy plc.
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9. John Allan CBE, Non-executive Director
Committee membership: Finance Committee, Remuneration Committee (chairman)
Skills and experience: John Allan joined the Board in May 2005. John was previously Chairman of Samsonite Corporation, a Non-executive Director of PHS Group plc, Wolseley plc, Hamleys plc and Connell plc. He retired as CFO of Deutsche Post in 2009, having been appointed to the Management Board following its acquisition of Exel plc in 2005 where he was Chief Executive. John is a former member of the Supervisory Boards of both Lufthansa AG and Deutsche Postbank. Until 30 April 2011, John was a Non-executive Director of 3i Group plc. Following the conclusion of the 2011 Annual General Meeting, John will be stepping down from the Board.
External appointments: Chairman of Dixons Retail plc, WorldPay (UK) Limited and Care UK Health & Social Care Holdings Limited and a Non-executive Director of ISS A/S. He is also a senior advisor to Deutsche Bank and Alix Partners, and a member of the University of Edinburgh Campaign Board and of the Supervisory Board of the Home Office.
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10. Stephen Pettit, Non-executive Director
Committee membership: Finance Committee, Remuneration Committee, Risk & Responsibility Committee (chairman)
Skills and experience: Stephen Pettit was appointed to the Board in October 2002 following the merger of National Grid Group plc and Lattice Group plc, having been appointed to the Lattice Group plc board in 2001. He is a former Chairman of ROK plc and Executive Director of Cable & Wireless plc. Before joining Cable & Wireless, Stephen was Chief Executive, Petrochemicals at British Petroleum.
External appointments: Non-executive Director of Halma p.l.c and a member of BT Group plc’s Equality of Access Board.
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11. Maria Richter, Non-executive Director
Committee membership: Audit Committee, Finance Committee (chairman), Nominations Committee
Skills and experience: Maria Richter was appointed to the Board in October 2003. Maria worked for Morgan Stanley between 1993 and 2002, latterly as Managing Director of its Corporate Finance Retail Group. Previous appointments include Vice President of Independent Power Group for Salomon Brothers and Vice President of Prudential Capital Corporation and Power Funding Associates.
External appointments: Non-executive Director and Chairman of Pro Mujer UK, Non-executive Director of Pro Mujer International, The Pantry, Inc., The Vitec Group plc and The Bessemer Group Inc.
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12. George Rose, Non-executive Director
Committee membership: Audit Committee (chairman), Nominations Committee, Remuneration Committee
Skills and experience: George Rose was appointed to the Board in October 2002 following the merger of National Grid Group plc and Lattice Group plc, having been appointed to the Lattice Group plc board in 2000. George was formerly a member of the Financial Reporting Review Panel and a Non-executive Director of Orange plc and most recently, a Non-executive Director of Saab AB and until 31 March 2011 Finance Director of BAE Systems plc.
External appointments: Member of the UK Industrial Development Advisory Board.
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13. Helen Mahy, Company Secretary & General Counsel
Committee membership: Executive Committee
Skills and experience: Helen Mahy was appointed Company Secretary in October 2002 following the merger of National Grid Group plc and Lattice Group plc, having been Company Secretary at Lattice Group plc since 2002. She was additionally appointed General Counsel from October 2003. She is a barrister and an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute. Helen was formerly a Non-executive Director of Aga Rangemaster Group plc and Chair of the GC100 Group.
External appointments: Non-executive Director of Stagecoach Group plc and an advisory board member of Opportunity Now.
