What Happened?
Waltham, MA-based National-Grid Appointed Roger Young as Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Chief Diversity 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
Roger Young is the Senior Vice President of Human Resources and chief diversity officer for National Grid. He is a senior executive HR leader with Fortune 500 multinational in-depth experience in Asia-Pacific, North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa in corporate audit, finance, corporate development, sales and marketing, manufacturing, and general management. He oversees full HR services and a staff of 220, managing compensation and benefits, employee services, HR business partnerships, learning and development, recruitment, leadership and talent, change management, organizational planning and development, employee and labor relations, and inclusion and diversity. In 2015, his priority focus was on leading organizational transformation efforts in driving the strategic people plans for the “utilities of the future;” the implementation of process and operational excellence throughout the organization during a critical period of change in the regulated industry; customer innovation and growth; and operational cost productivity and value-added service. Prior to National Grid, Young served in a dual leadership role as HR business partner head for PPG’s largest business unit — architectural coatings — and held numerous strategic international positions within PPG. He received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from The University of Western Ontario, and an MBA from L’Universite Catholique de Louvain.
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