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Strategic Report Corporate Governance Financial Statements Additional Information
Directors’ Report
disclosures
Articles of Association
A summary of the material terms of our Articles of Association
(theArticles) and applicable English Law is set out on page 176.
Board biographies
Sir Peter Gershon CBE FREng, Chairman
Appointment to the 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
Aircraft Carrier Alliance and member of the HM Government
Efficiency and Reform Board and The Sutton Trust Board.
Experience:
• Chairman
• Engineer
• Government
• Partnering/JV/contract management
• City
• High tech industry
• US
• International
• General management
Steve Holliday FREng, Chief Executive
Appointment to the Board: October 2002, appointed to
NationalGrid Group plc 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 and the Technician Council.
External appointments: Non-executive Director of Marks and
Spencer Group plc, Chairman of Crisis UK, the Prince’s National
Ambassador, Vice Chair for Business in the Community and Chair
of the Energy and Efficiency Industrial Partnership.
Experience:
• Chief Executive
• Engineer
• Government/regulatory
• Partnering/JV/contract management
• City
• Utilities – energy
• Customer
• Oil and gas
• US
• International
Philip Aiken AM, Non-executive Director
Appointment to the Board: May 2008
Committee membership: A, N, S (ch)
Previous appointments: Group President of BHP Billiton’s
Energy business, Executive Director of BTR plc, held senior roles
in BOC Group plc, senior advisor to Macquarie Capital (Europe)
Limited, Chairman of Robert Walters plc, Non-executive and
Senior Independent Director of Kazakhmys PLC and Non-
executive Director of Miclyn Express Offshore Limited.
External appointments: Chairman of AVEVA Group plc,
Non-executive and Senior Independent Director of Essar Energy
plc and Non-executive Director of Essar Oil Limited and Newcrest
Mining Limited.
Experience:
• Chairman
• Partnering/JV/contract management
• Emerging markets
• Natural resources
• International
Andrew Boneld, 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.
Experience:
• Finance Director
• Accountant
• Government/regulatory
• Partnering/JV/contract management
• City
• Utilities – energy
• Customer
• US
• International
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.
External appointments: Board member of Comverge, Inc.
andSpectra Energy Partners LP and partner in ESPY Energy
Solutions, LLC.
Experience:
• US Government/regulatory
• US utilities – energy
• FERC
• Various non-executive directorships
• US
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