National Grid plc operates and owns the National Grid a UK nationwide high-voltage electricity transmission network. Now a plc on the London Stock Exchange National Grid was once state owned and part of the Transco organisation. It had a market capitalisation of £22 billion in December 2011. IT Leader: David Lister, CIOIn role since: 2009Reporting line: Reports to CEO Steve HollidayBoard level seat: Sits on the executive committeeIT estate and or number of log on accounts under the control of the IT leader: 29,000Level of the workforce that relies on technology to carry out their tasks: Pretty much everyoneIT staff currently employed: 1500Split between in-house/outsourced staff: 60 per cent outsourced, 40 per cent in housePrimary technology platforms at the organisation: SAP, ClickSoftware, SYCLO, ESRI. All fully integrated as an overall ERP and work management systemPrimary technology suppliers: Eco system of partners IBM, WIPRO, HP, Verizon, Xprox, CSCStrategic aim of the CIO and IT operations for the next financial year: Delivering deployment systems across the UK and US as part of a distribution businessTechnologies considered by the leader to offer their organisation potential: Any technologies which help colleagues in the field. Used mainly cloud, virtualisation, analyticsFuture transformation and technology vision for the organisation: Hugely dependent on technology as a company to achieve goals of reliability and safety. As the energy sector is changing rapidly need to adapt to meet the demand.