National Grid PLC Board Change (3957L)
19 April 2018 - 5:00PM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 3957L
National Grid PLC
19 April 2018
19 April 2018
National Grid plc ('National Grid')
Board Appointment
National Grid is pleased to announce the appointment of Amanda
Mesler as a Non-executive Director of the Board with effect from 17
May 2018. On appointment Amanda will join the Audit, Finance and
Nominations Committees of National Grid plc.
Amanda has over 25 years of extensive international leadership
and general management experience at CEO and board level.
Currently, Amanda is General Manager at Microsoft, where she
recently managed the Enterprise Business in Central and Eastern
Europe across thirty three countries. Amanda will be stepping down
from this role in June 2018. Previously, Amanda held roles as the
Chief Operating Officer of Misys, a private equity backed financial
services software company with operations in over 120 countries and
on the Executive Committee of Logica plc, as the global leader of
the business consulting practice. In addition to her numerous
leadership roles within business services, Amanda also spent nine
years with KPMG Consulting and BearingPoint before moving to
Electronic Data Services where she led a $1 billion global
practice. As well as executive roles, Amanda spent several years on
the Board of Pace PLC, a FTSE 250 provider of technology solutions
to the PayTV and Broadband industries where she served on the Audit
and Risk, Remuneration, and Nominations Committees. Through this
Amanda was able to gain significant experience of UK Corporate
Governance. Amanda is also currently appointed as a Non-executive
Director of Ensygnia Limited, a UK based technology company. Amanda
has recently been granted Leave to Remain, in the UK, as an
Exceptional Talent in Digital Technology granted through UK tech
city and the Home Office due to her experience and background in
technology.
Sir Peter Gershon, Chairman of National Grid, said:
"The Board is delighted to appoint Amanda Mesler as an
independent Non-executive Director. Amanda brings a wealth of
experience in different sectors to National Grid's Board in
particular in the area of the application of technology.
Amanda'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:
Aarti Singhal +44 (0) 207 004 3170
Media
Gemma Stokes +44 (0)1926 65527
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