National Grid PLC Board Appointment (5498V)
03 Diciembre 2019 - 9:32AM
UK Regulatory
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National Grid PLC
03 December 2019
3 December 2019
National Grid plc ('National Grid')
Board Appointment
National Grid is pleased to announce the appointment of Liz
Hewitt as a Non-executive Director of the Board with effect from 1
January 2020. On appointment, Liz will join the Audit Committee,
Nominations Committee and Safety, Environment and Health Committee
of National Grid plc.
Liz Hewitt is a Chartered Accountant, who qualified with Arthur
Andersen & Co., and then held a variety of executive positions
in private equity companies including Gartmore Investment
Management Ltd and Citicorp Venture Capital Ltd. At 3i Group plc
Liz was a private equity investor and then Director of Corporate
Affairs. Liz also worked for Smith & Nephew plc as Group
Director of Corporate Affairs.
More recently, Liz was Non-executive Director and chair of the
Audit Committee of Synergy Health plc from 2011 to 2014 and
Non-executive Director and chair of the Audit Committee of Savills
plc from 2014 until May 2019.
Liz is currently the Senior Independent Director and chair of
the Audit Committee at Melrose Industries plc and is also a
Non-executive Director and chair of the Audit Committee at Novo
Nordisk A/S. Liz is also an external member of the House of Lords
Commission and has chaired its Audit Committee. Through her
Non-executive Director career, Liz has wide experience of being
chair or a member of audit, remuneration, nominations, disclosures,
risk and corporate social responsibility committees.
Sir Peter Gershon, Chairman of National Grid, said:
"The Board is delighted to appoint Liz as an independent
Non-executive Director. Liz brings extensive business, financial
and investment experience to the Board having held a number of
senior roles in international companies across a number of sectors.
Liz will be a great asset to our Audit, Nominations, and Safety,
Environment and Health Committees and we look forward to welcoming
her to the Board.
Liz's appointment is part of our ongoing commitment to build and
maintain an effective Board which is high quality in terms of
expertise, diversity and background. As a result, shareholders will
continue to benefit from strong governance and stewardship."
In accordance with the Listing Rules, there are no additional
matters that would require disclosure under 9.6.13R of the Listing
Rules of the UK Financial Conduct Authority.
CONTACTS
National Grid:
Investors:
Nick Ashworth +44 (0) 7814 355590
Media
Molly Neal +44 (0) 7583 102727
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