BOARD APPOINTMENTS - National Power today announced top level changes to the Company's Board.LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 17, 1994--National Power today announced top level changes to the Company's Board. John Baker, 56, National Power's Chief Executive, is to become Chairman of the Company in succession to Sir Trevor Holdsworth on his retirement from the Company in April 1995. John Baker will be succeeded as Chief Executive by Keith Henry, 49, who is currently Chief Executive of Brown & Root Limited, a world leading engineering, project management and construction company. Sir David Walker David Walker may refer to:
Not to be confused with Lloyd's Register. , is to resign as a Non-Executive Director A non-executive director (NED, also NXD) or outside director is a member of the board of directors of a company who does not form part of the executive management team. He or she is not an employee of the company or affiliated with it in any other way. of National Power form the end of November, as a consequence of his move to a new appointment with Morgan Stanley  To comply with Wikipedia's , the introduction of this article needs a complete rewrite. .
Sir Trevor has served as Chairman of National Power since July 1990. He has overseen the privatisation Noun 1. privatisation - changing something from state to private ownership or control denationalisation, denationalization, privatization social control - control exerted (actively or passively) by group action of the Company and its establishment as a leading international electricity generation business. Sir Trevor said: "The Board believes that the combination of John Baker's leadership and experience of National Power, and Keith Henry's international and energy related project skills will provide a powerful combination to take the Company forward". Keith Henry, who trained as a Civil Engineer, has been with Brown & Root since 1971. He has held a number of appointments with the Group, before taking up his present position in 1990. He brings to National Power wide international experience together with high level business leadership. He is a member of the executive committee of Brown & Root Inc., a Senior Vice President of Halliburton International Inc., a Director of Halliburton Holdings Limited, Chairman of Brown & Root Highlands Fabricators Limited and a Director of Rockwater Limited. Keith Henry is a member of the Defence Research Agency Council, a member of the Oil and Gas projects and Supplies Office (OSO OSO Onsala Space Observatory OSO Orbiting Solar Observatory OSO Office of Satellite Operations (US Department of Commerce, NOAA) OSO OverScan Operation (VXA Technology) ) Board and a member of the British Chemical Contractors Association. He is a past member of the Advisory Council on Science and Technology. He is married to Sue, has two daughters and lives in Oxshott, Surrey Surrey, county (1991 pop. 997,000), 653 sq mi (1,691 sq km), SE England. The county seat is Guildford. The North Downs cross the county from east to west. To the north the land slopes gently downward to the Thames, into which flow the Wey and the Mole, Surrey's . CONTACT: NATIONAL POWER PLC
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