Change in UK Director at National Grid

MIDLAND utility National Grid has appointed John Pettigrew as its sole UK Executive Director following the decision by Nick Winser to step down from the board.

The company said Pettigrew’s appointment was supported by a new UK leadership structure which would help provide a single focus in its bid to manage a challenging UK operational agenda.  The changes in executive responsibilities will take effect from October 1 2014.

Pettigrew joined the board as Executive Director on April 1, 2014. He previously held the position of Chief Operating Officer of UK Operations since July 2012, when he became a member of the Executive Committee.

New appointment is just the Job for Avingtrans

ENGINEERING group Avingtrans has appointed Dr Gareth Job as a divisional non-executive director for Energy and Medical. He will join the divisional board with effect from August 1, 2014.

Dr Job has 25 years’ experience within the oil & gas industry and is currently employed full time in a senior project director role with Technip, a world leading energy industry engineering group. Prior to this he helped pioneer best practice within the international engineering and construction industry in risk management as head of project risk management for Shaw Energy and Chemicals and as a director of the Engineering and Construction Risk Institute (ECRI).

Commenting on the appointment, Steve McQuillan, CEO of Avingtrans said: “Gareth is a very talented individual with many years of experience in the Oil & Gas industry. His appointment will strengthen our Division, as Avingtrans continues to increase its presence and influence in oil and gas and energy markets in general.”

Dr Job said: “I am delighted to be joining the Energy and Medical Divisional Board at Avingtrans. The company has a strong product offering, which it is rebuilding as it integrates Maloney Metalcraft with the rest of the division and is well placed to grow significantly in the oil and gas arena.”

Management reorganisation at Severn Trent

SEVERN Trent has announced a series of management changes to Director and Executive Committee responsibilities as part of its plan to prepare the business for its next regulatory period, AMP6.
 
Andy Smith, Executive Director, will move from being responsible for Water Services to take on a new role as Managing Director, Business Services, encompassing the Severn Trent Services businesses, a new Retail for Non Households Water Services organisation and its renewable energy business.
 
Martin Kane, Executive Director and current CEO of Severn Trent Services, will take on the new role of Chief Engineer covering engineering design standards, quality assurance, R&D and innovation for the group and all health and safety aspects of operations.
 
Reflecting Andy Smith’s new responsibilities Simon Cocks, who is currently responsible for Waste Water Services and is a member of the Severn Trent Executive Committee, will take on responsibility for the newly created Wholesale Operations business, which is a merger of the Water and Waste Water teams, as our new Managing Director, Wholesale Operations.
 
In addition, two new Executive Committee roles have been established: a Chief Customer Officer responsible for Customer Care, Transformation and Information Services; and a Group Commercial Director responsible for procurement, transport, supply chain and contract management.
 
Liv Garfield, Chief Executive, Severn Trent Plc, said: “These changes build on strong foundations and will enable the business to become more operationally effective, more competitive in non-regulated retail markets, more customer focused and deliver further shareholder value.”