Sir John Parker

Chairman
(appointed October 2002) (Age 63) N (ch)

Sir John Parker became Chairman of the Group following the merger of National Grid Group plc and Lattice Group plc. He had been Chairman of Lattice Group plc since its demerger from BG Group plc in 2000. He had previously been a Non-executive Director of BG plc from 1997. Sir John's career has encompassed the engineering, shipbuilding and defence industries. He is Chairman of the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company, a Non-executive Director of Carnival plc and Carnival Corporation, Inc. and Senior Non-executive Director of the Court of the Bank of England. Sir John is a former Chairman of RMC Group plc, a former Chairman and Chief Executive of Harland & Wolff plc and Babcock International Group PLC and a former Non-executive Director of Brambles Industries plc, GKN plc and British Coal Corporation. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.

Roger Urwin

Group Chief Executive
(appointed November 1995) (Age 59) E (ch), F

Roger Urwin was appointed as a Director of the Group in November 1995, becoming Group Chief Executive in April 2001. He was previously Chief Executive of London Electricity plc. Earlier, he held a number of appointments within the Central Electricity Generating Board before joining the Midlands Electricity Board as Director of Engineering. He is a Non-executive Director of Utilico Investment Trust plc and is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.

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