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Ruth Kelly, Non-executive Director
Appointment to the Board: October 2011
Committee membership: A, F, N
Previous appointments: Various senior roles in Government
from2001 to 2008, including Secretary of State for Transport,
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government,
Secretary of State for Education and Skills and Financial
Secretaryto the Treasury.
External appointments: Senior Executive at HSBC and Governor
for the National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
Experience:
• Government/regulatory
• Partnering/JV/contract management
• Financial and economic
• Infrastructure projects
Tom King, Executive Director, US
Appointment to the Board: August 2007
Previous appointments: President of PG&E Corporation and
Chairman and CEO of Pacific Gas and Electric Company from
2003 to 2007, having held a number of senior positions within the
PG&E group since joining in 1998. Senior management positions
with Kinder Morgan Energy Partners and Enron Corporation.
Experience:
• Government/regulatory
• Partnering/JV/contract management
• Utilities – energy
• Customer
• FERC
• Generation
• US
John Pettigrew, Executive Director, UK
Appointment to the Board: 1 April 2014
Previous appointments: Joined The National Grid Company plc
in 1991 and held various senior management roles, becoming
Director of Engineering in 2003. He went on to become Chief
Operating Officer and Executive Vice President for the US
Electricity Distribution & Generation business between 2007 and
2010; Chief Operating Officer for UK Gas Distribution between
2010 and 2012; and UK Chief Operating Officer from 2012 to 2014.
Currently UK Chief Operating Officer.
Experience:
• Government/regulatory
• Partnering/JV/contract management
• Utilities – energy
• US
Maria Richter, Non-executive Director
Appointment to the Board: October 2003
Committee membership: A, F (ch), N
Previous appointments: Morgan Stanley from 1993 to 2002,
latterly as Managing Director of its Corporate Finance Retail
Group. Vice President of Independent Power Group for Salomon
Brothers and Vice President of Prudential Capital Corporation and
Power Funding Associates. Most recently Non-executive Director
of The Pantry, Inc. and The Vitec Group plc.
External appointments: Non-executive Chairman of Pro Mujer
UK and Non-executive Director of The Bessemer Group, Inc.
Experience:
• City
• Financial services
• Emerging markets
• US
• International
Jonathan Dawson, Non-executive Director
Appointment to the Board: 4 March 2013
Committee membership: F, N, R (ch)
Previous appointments: Various roles within the Ministry of
Defence before joining Lazard where he spent over 20 years.
Non-executive Director of Galliford Try plc 2004 to 2008, National
Australia Group Europe Limited 2005 to 2012 and Standard Life
Investments (Holdings) Limited 2010 to 2013.
External appointments: Non-executive and Senior
IndependentDirector of Next plc, Non-executive Director of Jardine
Lloyd Thompson Group plc and Chairman of Penfida Limited.
Experience:
• City
• Corporate finance
• Banking
• Pensions
Therese Esperdy, Non-executive Director
Appointment to the Board: 18 March 2014
Committee membership: F, N
Previous appointments: Joined Chase Securities in 1997, having
started her banking career with Lehman Brothers. Various senior
roles at JPMorgan Chase & Co. including Head of US Debt Capital
Markets and Global Head of Debt Capital Markets at JPMorgan.
External appointments: Co head of Banking, Asia Pacific for
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Experience:
• City
• Corporate finance
• Banking
• US
• International
Paul Golby CBE FREng, Non-executive Director
Appointment to the Board: February 2012
Committee membership: N, R, S
Previous appointments: Executive Director of Clayhithe plc
before joining East Midlands Electricity plc in 1998 as Managing
Director, Chief Executive of E.ON UK plc in 2002, and later
additionally as Chairman, stepping down from the E.ON board
inDecember 2011 and most recently Non-executive Chairman
ofAEA Technology Group plc.
External appointments: Chairman of EngineeringUK, Chair
oftheEngineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
andamember of the Council for Science and Technology.
Experience:
• Chairman and chief executive
• Engineer
• Government/regulatory
• City
• Utilities – energy
Directors’ Report
disclosures
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