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Waltham, MA-based National Grid Retired David Lister as Global Chief Information Officer
About the Company
National Grid is one of the world`s largest utilities, focused on delivering energy safely, efficiently, reliably and responsibly. National Grid is an international electricity and gas company and one of the largest investor-owned energy companies in the world. We play a vital role in delivering gas and electricity to many millions of people across Great Britain and northeastern US in an efficient, reliable and safe manner. We are committed to safeguarding our global environment for future generations and providing all our customers with the highest standards of service through investment in our networks and through our talented, diverse workforce. National Grid owns the high-voltage electricity transmission network in England and Wales and operates the system across Great Britain. It also owns and operates the high pressure gas transmission system in Britain and its distribution business delivers gas to 11 million homes and businesses. In the US, National Grid distributes electricity to nearly five million customers in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Rhode Island. Owning 4,160 megawatts of electricity generation, it is the largest power producer in New York State supplying power to over one million customers on Long Island. It is also the largest distributor of natural gas in the northeastern US, delivering gas to 3.4 million customers in New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. National Grid also has a number of related businesses such as LNG importation and storage, land remediation and metering.
About the Person
David Lister serves as the Chief Information Officer of National Grid Gas Holdings Limited. Mr. Lister served as the Chief Information Officer at National Grid Plc since March 2009. Before joining National Grid, he served Chief Information Officer positions at a number of leading international companies including Boots, Glaxo Wellcome plc and Guinness plc / Diageo plc. He served as Chief Information Officer of Thomson Reuters UK Limited from November 17, 2004 to 2008 and Royal Bank of Scotland from 2008 to 2009. Prior to these assignments, he served a series of increasingly senior positions in Information Technology across a range of industries including Chemicals, Construction, and Electronics as well as time in Management Consultancy with Coopers & Lybrand. Mr. Lister serves as the Deputy Chairman for the Board of eSkills UK. He has been a Non-Executive Director of Equinix Group Limited since May 2007. He has been a Member of Board of Governors at Nuffield Health since January 2014. He serves as a Director of National Grid`s subsidiary, Utility Metering Services Limited. He has been a Board member of e-skills, the UK Sector Skills Council since 2008. He serves as a Non-Executive Director of Department For Work and Pensions and Interxion SA. He served as a Non-Executive Director of IXEurope, a European IT Services company. He served as Non-Executive Director of Interxion Holding NV, since June 2011. Mr. Lister studied Architecture at the University of Edinburgh.
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