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Our Board of Directors

Here you can read more about our Board of Directors and their experience.

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Keith Lough

Chair

Keith has extensive experience in the natural resources and energy sectors in both finance and leadership roles, including as finance director for British Energy plc between 2001 and 2004 during a period of major restructuring. In addition, Keith served as non-executive chairman of Gulf Keystone Petroleum plc following a successful debt restructuring.

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Lawrence Gosden

Chief Executive Officer

Lawrence joined Southern Water in May 2020 and was appointed to the Board on 1 July 2022 when he was appointed CEO. Lawrence brings significant experience to the Board having worked in the water sector for over 30 years.

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Stuart Ledger

Chief Financial Officer

Stuart joined Southern Water as CFO on 3 January 2023. He has held senior positions both inside and outside the water sector. Stuart was previously the CEO at Affinity Water and the CFO for Affinity for the four years prior to that. Stuart’s extensive experience in the industry also includes nine years at Thames Water as the CFO of the Retail business and as group financial controller.

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Mike Putnam

Independent non-executive director

Mike has over 25 years’ experience leading and managing multiple businesses across development and construction. He has since transitioned to a plural career with a portfolio of non-executive directorships. Mike was president and CEO of Skanska UK between 2009 and 2017, responsible for a business with circa £1.8 billion revenues and 6,000 employees.

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Dame Gillian Guy DBE

Independent non-executive director

Gillian joined the Board in November 2018. Gillian is a lawyer and spent 11 years as chief executive officer of the London Borough of Ealing before becoming chief executive officer of Victim Support after which she became chief executive of Citizens Advice.

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Malcolm Cooper

Independent non-executive director

Malcolm joined the Board in December 2019 and was appointed as Chair of the Audit Committee. Malcolm has extensive experience in the regulated utility sector, having worked for around 30 years at National Grid plc, British Gas plc and other companies. He was a member of the board of both National Grid Gas plc and National Grid Electricity Transmission plc.

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Christèle Delbé

Independent non-executive director

Christèle Delbé is a sustainable business director with more than 18 years pioneering strategic initiatives and shifting behaviour to unlock tangible commercial benefits across food, consumer goods, technology and non-profit sectors. She is an issues expert on responsible supply chains and consumption, carbon, waste, packaging and human rights.

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Kerensa Jennings

Independent non-executive director

Kerensa Jennings is an award-winning digital leader and adviser who has held senior leadership positions in the private, public and charitable sectors. Selected by Computer Weekly among the most influential tech leaders in the UK, she has served on a range of boards including commercial companies, social enterprises, charities and government committees.

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Will Price

Non-executive director

Will joined the Board in September 2021. Will joined Macquarie in 2007, and now heads the European Utilities team for Macquarie Asset Management. Will has been involved in several utilities acquisitions including Wales & West Utilities, Thyssengas, Czech Grid Holding, EP Infrastructure, Viesgo, CEZ Romania, and Southern Water. Will currently serves as a director on the board of Southern Water, EP Infrastructure, and Czech Grid Holding.

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Steve Fraser

Non-executive director

Steve has over 20 years’ experience of managing and transforming infrastructure businesses, latterly as COO and a main board director of the FTSE100 water and wastewater company United Utilities. He has a degree in management studies and a Master’s in engineering management from UMIST and also holds a diploma in advanced management from Harvard University.

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Phil Swift

Non-executive director

Former President, National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED)/CEO Western Power Distribution (WPD). Phil joined WPD (then SWEB) in 1992 after graduating as an engineer and following an apprenticeship in the aerospace industry. In July 2013, Phil was appointed to the Board of WPD as Operations Director. In this role, he was responsible for the business’ network services, design, logistics and safety and training activities. In November 2018, Phil was appointed as Chief Executive.

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Neil Corrigall

Non-executive director

Neil currently serves as a non-executive director on the boards (and various subsidiaries) of Cadent Gas (UK’s largest gas distribution network) and Czech Grid Holdings (Czech Republic’s largest gas distribution network). Neil joined the Board in November 2023. Neil is an Operating Partner providing specialist support for Macquarie Asset Management’s investments in utility infrastructure businesses. He has an undergraduate degree in Industrial Engineering and holds an MBA from London Business School.

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Richard Manning

General Counsel and Company Secretary

Richard joined Southern Water in July 2018 as General Counsel and Company Secretary and now has overall responsibility for leading the Risk and Compliance directorate alongside his legal and governance roles. He is a member of the Executive Committee and the Executive Leadership Team.

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