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Picture of John Grant - Non-executive Director

John Grant
Non-executive Director
(appointed November 1995) (Age 58)

John Grant was appointed a Director of National Grid in November 1995. He is Chairman of Hasgo Group Limited, Peter Stubs Limited and Royal Automobile Club Motor Sports Association Limited and a Non-executive Director of Torotrak plc, Corac Group Plc and Cordex Plc. On 12 May 2004 John was appointed as a Non-executive Director of The Royal Automobile Club Limited. He was Chief Executive of Ascot Plc from 1997 to 2000 and Finance Director of Lucas Industries plc from 1992 to 1996. He previously held a number of senior executive positions during 25 years with Ford Motor Company.



Picture of Ken Harvey - Non-executive Director

Ken Harvey
Non-executive Director
(appointed October 2002) (Age 63)

Ken Harvey joined the Board following the Merger in October 2002, having been appointed to the Lattice Group Board in September 2000. He is Chairman of Pennon Group plc (which includes South West Water) and is also Non-executive Chairman of Beaufort Group plc. A Chartered Engineer, he is a former Chairman of Norweb plc, Comax Holdings Ltd and The Intercare Group plc.



Picture of Paul Joskow - Non-executive Director

Paul Joskow
Non-executive Director
(appointed March 2000) (Age 56)

Paul Joskow was appointed a Director of National Grid in March 2000 following the acquisition of New England Electric System (NEES). He is a Professor of Economics and Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Director of MIT Centre for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, Research Associate of the US National Bureau of Economic Research and a Fellow of the Econometric Society and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is also an independent Trustee of the Putnam Mutual Funds. Paul joined TransCanada as an independent Non-executive Director on 23 April 2004.



Picture of Stephen Pettit - Non-executive Director

Stephen Pettit
Non-executive Director
(appointed October 2002) (Age 53)

Stephen Pettit was appointed to the Board following the Merger, having been appointed to the Lattice Group Board in 2001. He is a Non-executive Director of National Air Traffic Services, Halma plc, KBC Advanced Technologies plc and Norwood Systems. He is a former Executive Director of Cable and Wireless plc. Before joining Cable and Wireless, he was Chief Executive, Petrochemicals at British Petroleum.



Picture of Maria Richter - Non-executive Director

Maria Richter
Non-executive Director
(appointed October 2003) (Age 49)

Maria Richter was appointed to the Board on 1 October 2003. Maria had worked for Morgan Stanley between 1993 and 2002, most recently as Managing Director of its Corporate Finance Retail Group. Prior to this, she was Managing Director of Investment Banking in the Southern Cone of Latin America, and Executive Director and Head of Independent Power and Structured Finance Business. Previous appointments include Vice-President of Independent Power Group for Salomon Brothers, and Vice-President of Prudential Capital Corporation and Power Funding Associates. Maria is also a Director of the Western Electricity Coordinating Council, one of 10 Councils in North America responsible for promoting electricity system reliability.



Picture of George Rose - Non-executive Director

George Rose
Non-executive Director
(appointed October 2002) (Age 52)

George Rose was appointed to the Board following the Merger, having been appointed to the Lattice Group Board in September 2000. He has been Finance Director of BAe Systems plc (formerly British Aerospace plc) since 1998, having joined the company in 1992. He is a member of the shareholder committee of Airbus SAS and is also a Non-executive Director of SAAB AB, a Member of the Financial Reporting Review Panel and a former Non-executive Director of Orange plc.


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