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In our latest roundup of industry appointments, British Water’s chief executive Lila Thompson has joined the Welsh Water board and Severn Trent has announced retirement of its long-serving general counsel and group secretary, whose role is to be split two.
Welsh Water
Lila Thompson has joined the board of Glas Cymru, the not-for-profit company that owns Welsh Water, as a non-executive director with effect from this month.
Thompson is the executive of British Water, the trade body representing the water supply chain, and has more than 20 years of experience in the water and wastewater industry, both in the UK and internationally.
Alastair Lyons, chair of the board, said: “I am delighted that Lila is joining the Glas Cymru board. Her in depth understanding of our sector and of the contribution that innovation can bring to addressing the challenges we currently face will make a significant contribution to our board’s decision-making”.
Severn Trent
Severn Trent has announced that the role of its general counsel and group secretary Bronagh Kennedy, who has been with the company for 12 years, will be split in two upon her retirement in at the beginning of December.
Didar Dhillon will replace Kennedy as group general counsel for both Severn Trent Water Limited and its parent company Severn Trent Plc. Dhillon is currently a partner at the law firm Pinsent Masons, where he specialises in energy and infrastructure and leads its local government and Birmingham projects practices.
Hannah Woodall-Pagan, who is currently company secretary for Hafren Dyfrdwy and deputy company secretary for Severn Trent plc, will become the new group company secretary upon Kennedy’s retirement. Woodall-Pagan joined the Severn Trent group in 2015 from restaurant company Mitchells & Butlers and is a fellow of the Chartered Governance Institute.
Severn Trent chair Christine Hodgson thanked Kennedy for her service and said: “Didar and Hannah’s appointments underline the company’s continued commitment to strong corporate governance and the quality of its succession planning and talent management processes. Their appointments will allow for an orderly and seamless handover and we look forward to working with them.”
ITM Power
Dr Graham Cooley, chief executive of electrolyser manufacturer ITM, has decided to step aside after 13 years in the post. The company has begun the process of selecting a new CEO. Cooley will remain in the position until a successor is appointed, at which point he will assume a strategic role, reporting the chairman and the new chief executive.
“It has been a privilege to lead ITM Power through its transition from an R&D business to a world leading electrolyser manufacturing company,” said Cooley. “As we seek to become a global manufacturing powerhouse, now is a good time for me to step aside and hand over to someone with more experience in this area.”
Sir Roger Bone, chairman of ITM Power, said: “Graham’s contribution to this company’s growth, over many years, is immeasurable. We are pleased that he has agreed to remain with the company in a strategic role so that we may continue to benefit from his knowledge, wisdom, experience and relationships.”
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