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The chairman of Sutton and East Surrey Water (SESW) has stepped down following the company's sale to Japanese firm Sumitomo.

Deryk King, who left his post as part of a board overhaul has been replaced by Jeremy Pelczer. Pelczer, who was chief executive of Thames Water until 2005, was recently a non-executive director at South Staffordshire Water. 

Pelczer was seen as the natural choice because he advised Sumitomo on the water industry in the UK, a spokesman said. 

Sumitomo has also appointed Masao Miyamoto, who is deputy general manager of its wind power and water infrastructure business department, as a non-executive director on the board. 

As part of the shake-up Paul Malan, senior partner Icon Infrastructure also stepped down as a non-executive director. Icon Infrastructure owned SESW’s former owner Aqueduct. 

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