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PN 03/07 | 11 January 2007 |
Two new members appointed to Ofwat Board |
Ofwat today welcomed the appointment of two new members to the Board of the Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat).
Environment Minister Ian Pearson announced that Michael Brooker and Gillian Owen would join the Ofwat Board as non-executive directors.
Philip Fletcher, chairman of the Ofwat Board, said:
"The appointments of Mike Brooker and Gill Owen will add to the expertise of the current Ofwat Board in continuing to protect consumers' interests, regulate the water industry in a fair and balanced way, promote competition wherever appropriate and contribute to the achievement of sustainable development."
Biographical details
Michael Brooker is a scientist who retired in 2005 as Chief Executive of Welsh Water following a 25-year career in the water industry in Wales. During that period he was Chief Scientist and subsequently Divisional Operations Director before becoming Managing Director in 1996. He is currently a non-executive member of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, and a non-executive member of the Executive Board of the Natural Environmental Research Council.
Gillian Owen is an independent consultant, a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Management Under Regulation at the Warwick Business School and the Policy and Regulation Adviser to the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP). Gillian was previously a member of the Competition Commission, a non-executive director at Ofgem and a member of the Bedfordshire Police Authority.
Notes to Editors:
1. The Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat) is the economic regulator of water and sewerage companies in England and Wales.
2. The appointments have been subject to full and open competition.
3. The appointment process was started after the resignation of Lord Whitty from the Ofwat Board.
4. Media enquiries to Ofwat Press Office on 0121-625 1442/1416/1496/1322. Out of hours media enquiries to Ofwat on 0121-625 1300.
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