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Table of Contents
EXHIBIT 15.1
12
Board of Directors
National Grid plc
Board of Directors
Sir John Parker, Chairman
Appointed October 2002, Age 66, N (ch)
Sir John Parker became Chairman 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.
He is Deputy Chairman of DP World (Dubai), joint
Chairman of Mondi plc, a Non-executive Director of
Carnival plc and Carnival Corporation, Inc., and the
Euro
p
ean Aeronautic Defence and S
p
ace Com
p
an
y
(EADS), 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 P&O Group and of RMC Group plc, a
former Chairman and Chief Executive of Harland &
Wolff plc and Babcock International Group PLC.
Steve Holliday, Chief Executive
Appointed March 2001, Age 51, E (ch), F
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. 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. 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. He
is a Non-executive Director of Marks and Spencer
Grou
p
p
lc.
Bob Catell, Executive Director
& Deputy Chairman
Appointed September 2007, Age 71
Bob Catell was appointed to the Board in
September 2007 following the acquisition of
KeySpan Corporation of which he was Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer. He is a co-Chair of the
Board of the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership and
the Chairman of the Long Island Association. He is
an ex officio Director and Chairman Emeritus of The
Partnership for New York City, Inc., past Chairman
of the American Gas Association and the US
Energy Association (USEA). He is a Vice-Chairman
of the US National Petroleum Council’s Natural Gas
Committee and is on the Board of the Business
Council of New York, Keyera Energy Management
Ltd, Soverei
g
n Bancor
p
Inc., Advisor
y
Board and JP
Morgan Chase Inc., Metropolitan Advisory Board.
Steve Lucas, Finance Director
Appointed October 2002, Age 54, E, F
Steve Lucas has been Finance Director since his
appointment in October 2002 and is additionally
responsible for UK and US Shared Services. He
j
oined the Board followin
g
the mer
g
er of National
Grid Group plc and Lattice Group plc. He had been
Executive Director, Finance of Lattice Group plc
since its demerger from BG Group plc. Previously,
he was Treasurer of BG Group plc having joined
British Gas plc in 1994. Prior to this he was with
Shell International Petroleum Com
p
an
y
for 11
y
ears
occupying a number of finance management
positions and treasury roles including seven years
in Africa and the Far East. Steve is also a Non-
executive Director of Compass Group PLC.
Nick Winser, Executive Director
Appointed April 2003, Age 47, E
Nick Winser joined the Board in April 2003 as
Executive Director res
p
onsible for Transmission. He
was
p
reviousl
y
Chief O
p
eratin
g
Officer of the US
transmission business for National Grid Transco
p
lc.
He joined National Grid Company plc in 1993,
becoming Director of Engineering in 2001. Prior to
this, he had been with Powergen since 1991 as
principal negotiator on commercial matters, having
j
oined the Central Electricit
y
Generatin
g
Board in
1983 where he served in a variety of technical
engineering roles.
Mark Fairbairn, Executive Director
Appointed January 2007, Age 49, E
Mark Fairbairn was appointed to the Board in
January 2007 as Executive Director with
responsibility for Gas Distribution. He joined
National Grid in 1989 from BNFL. He was
awarded the OBE in 2002 for his services to
the electrical industry in respect of his
leadership of the fundamental changes
implemented for the introduction of the New
Electrical Trading Arrangements (NETA).
Previously Chief Operating Officer of the UK
gas distribution business, he has played a
key role in helping to restructure the UK gas
distribution market through the gas networks
sale and the creation of National Grid’s new
gas distribution business.
Edward Astle, Executive Director
Edward Astle joined the Board as Group Director,
Telecommunications in September 2001 and was
Executive Director responsible for Non-regulated
Business and Business Development. He left the
Com
p
an
y
on 30 A
p
ril 2008.