Ken Harvey

Non-executive Director and Senior Independent Director
(appointed October 2002) (Age 64) N, R, R&R

Ken Harvey joined the Board following the merger of National Grid Group plc and Lattice Group plc in October 2002, having been appointed to the Lattice Group plc board in September 2000. He is Chairman of Pennon Group plc. A Chartered Engineer, he is a former Chairman and Chief Executive of Norweb plc, Comax Holdings Ltd, The Intercare Group plc and Beaufort International Group plc.

John Allan

Non-executive Director
(appointed 1 May 2005) (Age 56) A, R

John Allan was appointed to the Board in May 2005. He is Chief Executive of Exel plc (previously Ocean Group plc), having been appointed in September 1994. He is a Non-executive Director of PHS Group plc. John started his career in marketing with Lever Brothers, moving to Bristol-Myers Company Limited and Fine Fare Limited. He joined BET plc in 1985 and was appointed to the board in 1987. He is a member of the CBI's Presidents' Committee, the International Advisory Council of the Singapore Economic Development Board and the University of Edinburgh Campaign Board. John was previously a Non-executive Director of Wolseley plc, Hamleys plc and Connell plc.

John Grant

Non-executive Director
(appointed November 1995) (Age 59) A, N, R (ch)

John Grant was appointed a Director of the Group in November 1995. He is Chairman of Hasgo Group Limited and The Royal Automobile Club Motor Sports Association Limited and a Non-executive Director of Torotrak plc, Corac Group Plc, Cordex Plc and 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.

Paul Joskow

Non-executive Director
(appointed March 2000) (Age 57) F (ch), N

Paul Joskow was appointed a Director of the Group 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 Center 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. Paul is also an independent Trustee of the Putnam Mutual Funds and an independent Non-executive Director of TransCanada. He had served as a Director of NEES between 1987 and its acquisition.

Stephen Pettit

Non-executive Director
(appointed October 2002) (Age 54) F, R, R&R (ch)

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

Maria Richter

Non-executive Director
(appointed October 2003) (Age 50) A, F, R&R

Maria Richter was appointed to the Board in October 2003. Maria 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 Co-ordinating Council, one of 10 Councils in North America responsible for promoting electricity system reliability.

George Rose

Non-executive Director
(appointed October 2002) (Age 53) A (ch), N, R

George Rose was appointed to the Board following the merger of National Grid Group plc and Lattice Group plc, having been appointed to the Lattice Group plc 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 and a member of the Financial Reporting Review Panel. George is also a former Non-executive Director of Orange plc.

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