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Sir John Parker became Chairman 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 Deputy Chairman of Port and Free World Zone (Dubai), a Non-executive Director of Carnival plc and Carnival Corporation, Inc., Senior Non-executive Director of the Court of the Bank of England and Chancellor of the University of Southampton. Once its demerger from Anglo American plc is complete, Sir John will become Joint Non-executive Chairman of the Mondi Group. Sir John is a former Chairman of P&O Group and 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.
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