Anglian Water
(Osprey) Financing Plc
Appointment of
Chair Designate
Anglian Water Services
Limited ("AWS" or the "Company"),
the principal operating subsidiary of Anglian Water Group Limited
("AWG", together with AWS, the
"Group"), is pleased to announce it has appointed
Dr Ros Rivaz as Chair Designate. Dr Rivaz will join the boards of
both AWG and AWS as Chair Designate on 22
November 2023, and will succeed John
Hirst as the Group's Chair in due
course.
Dr Rivaz has extensive
leadership experience in blue chip companies, particularly in
regulated industries. She is currently Senior Independent Director
at both Computacenter plc and Victrex plc and Lead independent
Director of Aperam. Previously, Dr Rivaz was Chair of the Nuclear
Decommissioning Authority and has held non-executive roles with the
Defence Equipment and Support division of the Ministry of Defence,
ConvaTec plc, Boparan Holdings, RPC Group plc, Ceva Logistics and
Rexam plc. Dr Rivaz also had an extensive executive career,
culminating as Global Chief Operating Officer of Smith & Nephew
where she led the group's global
transformation.
John Hirst
commented:
"I am proud to have
had the opportunity to chair the Board of Anglian Water. It
has been a privilege to work with my many talented colleagues over
the past nine years. I have no doubt that the Group will benefit
from Ros's extensive leadership experience and excellent
credentials in highly-regulated sectors, with her experience across
supply chain, governance and ESG making her ideally positioned for
the role."
Dr Ros Rivaz
commented:
"What strikes me about
Anglian Water is its clear purpose of delivering long-term value
for its customers, the region and the communities it serves, and
seeking positive outcomes for the environment and society. Whilst
it is a challenging time for the sector, I look forward to working
with my new colleagues, and Anglian Water's stakeholders including
regulators and investors to ensure we continue to deliver for our
region."
ENDS
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contact:
Headland
Consultancy
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997365
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954356
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please contact:
Fraser Campbell: 07890
965226
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