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Steve Holliday joined National Grid Group plc as Group Director, UK and Europe in March 2001. Immediately following the merger of National Grid Group plc and Lattice Group plc in October 2002, he was responsible for the Group’s electricity and gas transmission businesses. He was appointed as Group Director responsible for UK Gas Distribution and Business Services in April 2003. He was formerly an Executive Director of British Borneo Oil and Gas. Previously, he spent 19 years with the Exxon Group, where he held senior positions in the international gas business and managed major operational areas such as refining and shipping. Steve’s international experience includes a four-year spell in the US. He has also developed business opportunities in countries as diverse as China, Australia, Japan, Brazil and the former Soviet Union. He is a Non-executive Director of Marks and Spencer Group plc. Following the announcement of Roger Urwin’s retirement he was appointed Group Chief Executive designate, becoming Deputy Group Chief Executive on 1 April 2006.
On January 30th 2006, National Grid announced Roger Urwin's intention to retire at the end of the year and that Steve Holliday would be his successor as Group CEO.
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