John Pettigrew (businessman)
{{Short description|British businessman, National Grid CEO}}
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| birth_name = John Mark Pettigrew
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1968|10}}
| birth_place = Pontypridd, Wales, U.K.
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| alma_mater = Cardiff University
| occupation = CEO, National Grid plc
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| children = 2 daughters
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Patricia Pettigrew
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John Mark Pettigrew (born October 1968) is a British businessman, the CEO of National Grid plc.
Early life
John Mark Pettigrew was born in October 1968 in Pontypridd, Wales.{{cite web|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/04031152/officers|publisher=beta.companieshouse.gov.uk|title=NATIONAL GRID PLC - Officers (free information from Companies House)|accessdate=10 September 2016}}{{cite web|title=PETTIGREW, John Mark|url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U285162|website=Who's Who 2017|publisher=Oxford University Press|accessdate=28 September 2017}} His father was John Pettigrew and his mother, Patricia.
Pettigrew graduated from Cardiff University,{{cite news|last1=Bow|first1=Michael|title=National Grid promotes lifer John Pettigrew to chief executive|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/business/national-grid-promotes-lifer-john-pettigrew-to-chief-executive-a3105626.html|website=standard|date=3 November 2015|accessdate=3 November 2015}} where he earned a bachelor of science in economics and a master's degree in international economics and banking.
Career
Pettigrew joined National Grid as a graduate in 1991.{{cite news|last1=Gosden|first1=Emily|title=National Grid appoints John Pettigrew to succeed Steve Holliday as chief executive|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/11972094/National-Grid-appoints-John-Pettigrew-to-succeed-Steve-Holliday-as-chief-executive.html|accessdate=3 November 2015|work=Daily Telegraph|date=3 November 2015}} He joined the board in April 2014.{{cite web|title=John Pettigrew, Executive Director, UK|url=http://www2.nationalgrid.com/About-us/Our-Board/John-Pettigrew/|website=nationalgrid|accessdate=3 November 2015}}
In November 2015, it was announced that Steve Holliday, the CEO for ten years, would leave in March 2016, and that Pettigrew, its UK executive director who joined National Grid 25 years ago, would succeed him.{{cite news|title=National Grid chief to step down|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/nov/03/national-grid-chief-executive-to-step-down-steve-holliday|accessdate=3 November 2015|work=The Guardian|date=3 November 2015}}
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Category:British chief executives in the energy industry
Category:People from Pontypridd