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WRITTEN BY: CHARLIE KING

ZOË YUJNOVICH

JOB FROM: INTEGRATED GAS AND UPSTREAM DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER, SHELL

JOB TO: CEO, NATIONAL GRID

After 35 years at energy giant National Grid and nearly a decade as CEO, John Pettigrew will be stepping down in November 2025.

He will be replaced by Zoë Yujnovich, who was previously Integrated Gas and Upstream Director and a member of the Executive Committee at Shell.

“ I look forward to building on the tremendous work of John Pettigrew and everyone at National Grid in establishing it as a world-leading business with the strongest of foundations,” Zoë says.

“ I am honoured to have been selected as National Grid’ s next Chief Executive”

18 June 2025