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William Friedrich was appointed Deputy Chief Executive with effect from 23 October 2000. He is also responsible for the Group’s portfolio and strategy development. He joined British Gas plc in December 1995 as General Counsel after a 20 year career with Shearman & Sterling, where he became a partner in 1983. Whilst with the firm, he practised as a general corporate lawyer, working mainly on international transactions, and ultimately headed the firm’s worldwide project development and project finance practice. He is also a non-executive director of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc. | 