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Scottish Water has named Alex Plant as its next chief executive officer following the retirement of Douglas Millican who announced his intention to step down in January this year.
Plant is currently director of strategy and regulation at Anglian Water. He will join Scottish Water in June 2023 after Millican steps down in May.
Plant said: “A key challenge will be taking forward the transformation work which is already underway. This will ensure that Scotland’s water and wastewater services continue to provide value for money and provide confidence for customers as we face some real challenges, especially around climate change.”
The company’s board made the appointment that was then approved by Scottish government. Chair Dame Susan Rice said Plant’s career in public, private, and not-for-profit sectors had a “thread of public service and of genuine commitment to communities, customers and staff”.
Millican, who will retire after 20 years with the organisation and 10 years as its head, said: “We continue to focus on delivering excellent service for our customers in communities the length and breadth of the country at the same time as transforming, to ensure we can address the challenges of ageing infrastructure and rapidly changing weather patterns caused by climate change.”
Meanwhile, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Secretary (BEIS) has appointed a second permanent secretary the department to join next month.
Clive Maxwell, who is currently director general of high speed rail in the transport department, will work alongside Sarah Munby who has been permanent secretary since 2020.
Maxwell’s role will be to provide leadership across the department’s delivery portfolio, ensuring BEIS can deliver programmes ranging from energy support this winter to longer term investments.
Secretary of state, Jacob Rees-Mogg, said: “Clive brings a wealth of experience to the new position of second permanent secretary at the department. BEIS has much to deliver for consumers and businesses, from vital support for energy bills to securing essential economic growth, and Clive will ensure this work is delivered successfully.”
Maxwell has been in the Department of Transport since 2017 and prior to that held numerous civil service roles including director general of energy transformation at BEIS between 2016/17 and chief executive at the Office of Fair Trading.
Munby described his appointment as “a fantastic addition to the team” to help deliver “one of the most challenging and diverse portfolios in government”.
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