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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Alex Lawson Energy correspondent

National Grid CEO’s £1.1m pay rise criticised as UK energy bills soar

John Pettigrew.
John Pettigrew’s pay package was boosted by nearly £4m handed out as part of a three-year plan to incentivise executives. Photograph: Gretchen Ertl/Reuters

The chief executive of National Grid has been criticised after he saw his pay packet swell by more than £1m while Britons battle rising energy bills.

John Pettigrew landed a £6.5m payday for the year to the end of March 2022, a year which saw the country plunged into an energy crisis.

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