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2048x1997 Kevin Whiteman

Kevin Whiteman

Non-Executive Chairman

Kevin Whiteman was appointed as chairman on 3rd September 2020, having joined the Board as the senior independent director (SID) on 19 July 2014.

A chartered engineer, Kevin was Chief Executive of Kelda Group and Yorkshire Water for a period of eight years. Kevin was Non-executive Chairman of both companies from 2010 to March 2015 and a non-executive director and remuneration committee chairman of Cadent Gas Limited from 2018 to 2021 and Chairman of the privately owned NG Bailey Group from 2013 to 2023.

Kevin was previously chief executive officer for the National Rivers Authority, regional director of the Environment Agency, and has held several senior positions within British Coal. He was also Chairman for Wales and West Gas Networks (UK) Limited and has been a trustee for WaterAid UK.

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