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Andy Ernest

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Vice President - Electricity Transmission & Strategic Infrastructure at National Grid
📍 United Kingdom

Andy Ernest is a global procurement leader at National Grid, managing a £35bn capital expenditure to decarbonize the UKs energy infrastructure. With over 20 years of experience at companies like Shell and Digicel, he specializes in procurement transformation, digitalization, and technology commercialization. People who have worked with him describe him as dedicated, dynamic, and a great leader.

He and his family have enjoyed living and working abroad, including in the US and the Caribbean, experiences which have shaped him personally and professionally. He has a passion for empowering teams and has been involved in community work, such as helping to makeover a sensory garden for a local farm.

He played a management role in the world’s largest oil and gas acquisition in 2016, the $65bn acquisition of BG Group by Shell.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Vice President - Electricity Transmission & Strategic Infrastructure
Job Level
Senior
Location
United Kingdom
Personality Overview

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Trusting
Socially Adept
Pragmatic

They are more likely to be open to unproven but exciting technologies. They are charming and have the ability to align others behind their decisions. They respond better to a combination of speed and relationship.

Priorities

Topics Andy cares about

Energy Transition
His current role at National Grid is focused on leading procurement to deliver the largest overhaul of the UK's energy grid in generations for a clean energy future.
Procurement Transformation
A core theme of his 20+ year career has been building, leading, and transforming global procurement and supply chain functions at major companies like Shell and Digicel.
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Career

Work history

4-2024
Vice President - Electricity Transmission & Strategic Infrastructure
National Grid
1-2022 - 4-2024
Chief Procurement Officer
Digicel Group
10-2016 - 1-2021
General Manager - Technology, Innovation and R&D Procurement
Shell
10-2015 - 10-2016
Global Head of Procurement Functional Excellence
BG Group
11-2013 - 10-2015
Head of Contracts & Procurement - North America
BG Group
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Education
1-2025 - 7-2025
Major Projects Leadership Program
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
1997 - 2001
Bachelor of Arts - BA(Hons.)
University of Portsmouth
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