Steve Holliday
| Steve Holliday | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Steven John Holliday 26 October 1956 Exeter, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Okehampton College |
| Alma mater | University of Nottingham |
| Known for | CEO, National Grid plc (2007–2016) |
| Board member of | Marks and Spencer |
| Spouse(s) | Katharine R Patterson |
| Children | 3 |
Steven John Holliday FREng (born 26 October 1956) is a British businessman and engineer. He was the chief executive officer (CEO) of National Grid plc from 2007 to 2016.
Born in Exeter, Holliday is the son of Michael J. Holliday and Jean I. Holliday (née Day). Holliday attended Okehampton College, then studied at the University of Nottingham, and gained a bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering in 1978.
Holliday was elected in 2010, as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
Holliday joined Exxon in 1978, where he worked for 19 years until 1997, gaining experience in all aspects of the oil and gas industry. Holliday was made operations manager of the Fawley Refinery near Southampton in the UK when he was 30 years old.
In 1998, when British Borneo merged with Hardy Oil and Gas, Holliday became the international director.
Holliday joined the National Grid Group as the board director responsible for the UK and Europe, in March 2001. Following the merger of National Grid Group plc and Lattice Group plc in October 2002, he took responsibility for the Group's electricity and gas transmission businesses.
In 2003, Holliday was promoted from group director (responsible for Worldwide Transmission Operations) to group director responsible for the UK Gas Distribution and Business Services. Holliday was also appointed the chief executive of Transco.
Holliday became chief executive officer (CEO) of National Grid plc in January 2007.
In 2009, Holliday's total compensation for the role of CEO was £2.2 million, consisting of a £929,000 annual salary, and a £1,277,000 bonus.
In 2013, Holliday was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Strathclyde for his contributions to the power and energy sector.
Holliday viewed the concept of baseload as "outdated", as microgrids would become the primary means of production, and large powerplants relegated to supply the remainder.
In November 2015, National Grid announced that Holliday would step down as CEO in March 2016, and that John Pettigrew, the UK executive director who joined National Grid 25 years ago, would succeed Holliday.
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