National Grid announced that Jacqui Ferguson will be joining its Board as an independent Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 January 2024. Jacqui will be a member of the Audit & Risk Committee. Jacqui will bring a broad perspective to the Board through her wealth of knowledge in large-scale, growth-oriented technology environments across a number of continents, industries and business functions.

She is currently Chair of Tesco Bank, Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee of Croda International plc, Deputy Chair of Engineering UK(a charity focused on the engineering and technology skills agenda) and Chair of the Remuneration Committee and Non-Executive Director at John Wood Group PLC. National Grid further announced that Liz Hewitt will be stepping down from the Board on 31 January 2024. When Liz joined the Board, she undertook a singularly comprehensive immersion in Company, all done virtually.

She used this background to make important changes to the Board's stewardship of controls and risk as Chair of the redefined Audit & Risk Committee". Jacqui is currently Chair of Tesco Bank, Senior Independent Directorand Chair of the Remuneration Committeeof Croda International plc, and Deputy Chair of Engineering UK, a charity focused on inspiring young people from all kinds of background into engineering careers. She is also currently Chair of the Remuneration Committee and Non-Executive Director at John Wood Group PLC but will be stepping down fromits Board post their AGM on 9 May 2024 and as Chair of its Remuneration Committee on 1 January 2024.

From 1 January 2024, Jacqui will be joining the Board of Softcat plc as a Non-Executive Director. Previously, she held several significant executive roles at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, including SVP and MD.Prior to this, Jacqui held executive roles at Electronic Data Systems, including Director of EMEA Strategic Business Planning.