Grant King was appointed Managing Director of Origin Energy Limited in January 2000 following the demerger of the energy and building/construction businesses of Boral Limited, where he had been Managing Director of the Energy Group since 1994. Grant has extensive experience in the Australian oil and gas industry. He was formerly General Manager of AGL Gas Companies where he held a number of management positions over a 17-year period. Grant has a degree in civil engineering from the University of New South Wales and a Masters of management from the University of Wollongong. He is Chairman of Contact Energy (since October 2004), a Councillor of the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association Limited (APPEA), a former Director of Envestra Limited, and former Chairman of Energy Supply Association of Australia (esaa).