TIDM71GA 
 
Anglian Water Services 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 
 
For media inquiries please contact: 
 
Headland Consultancy 
 
Andy Rivett-Carnac: 07968 997365 
 
Antonia Pollock: 07789 954356 
 
For investor inquiries please contact: 
 
Fraser Campbell: 07890 965226 
 
Anglian Water Services Financing Plc LEI: 213800DL377MH46PDY63 
 
 
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