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Philip Fletcher, the Director General of Water Services, has appointed six new members to WaterVoice Wales from 1 May 2003. They are:
"We are very pleased with the quality of candidates who came forward, willing to work on behalf of water customers. I believe we have strengthened WaterVoice Wales, both in the range of backgrounds and experience new members bring to the organisation, and in filling gaps in our representation of all parts of Wales and English border counties in our region." Notes to Editors 1. WaterVoice Wales represents the interests of customers of Dwr Cymru Welsh Water, Dee Valley Water, and Albion Water (Shotton). 2. WaterVoice Wales is one of ten WaterVoice Committees (the Ofwat Customer Service Committees set up under the Water Industry Act 1991 by the Director General of Ofwat). There are nine WaterVoice Committees in England and a Committee for Wales. 3. WaterVoice:
5. These appointments fall outside the remit of the Commissioner for Public Appointments but the Director General acts as if the Commissioner's Code of Practice applied. 6. Members are part-time and unpaid, but expenses may be claimed. Members come from a broad range of backgrounds and are appointed in a personal capacity based on their skills and experience to represent all water customers and not as the representative of a particular interest group. 7. In reviewing WaterVoice membership, the Director General aims to give new people with fresh ideas the opportunity to represent customers' interests, while still maintaining continuity and experience. He reviews and appoints members in consultation with the Committee Chairman. Members are appointed for a term of up to three years, and are eligible for re-appointment. MEDIA ENQUIRIES TO THE WATERVOICE REGIONAL MANAGER CLIVE STERL ON: 02920 239852 Ofwat and WaterVoice press notices are available on the Internet and can be found on Ofwat's home page at www.ofwat.gov.uk WaterVoice Wales ChairmanMembership as of 1 May 2003 Dr John Ford Retired Chief Executive of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, Swansea and former Chief Executive of the Driving Standards Agency, Nottingham. Formerly director of British Aluminium, British Alcan, Williams Holdings and Christian Salvesen Germany. Honorary fellow of the University of Wales, Swansea; (first appointed 26 February 2001; time commitment eight days per month; remuneration £20,531 p.a.). Members Mr Brian Bertola Retired; former Mayor of Llandudno and of the Borough of Aberconwy; former school teacher and Deputy Head, St Mary's College Colwyn Bay; former RAF Physical Education Instructor; (Llandudno) (first appointed 1 May 2003). Mrs Elizabeth Bird Former Trading Standards Consumer Adviser with Surrey, Cheshire & Worcestershire councils; former School Governor and vice-Chair of Governors, Therfield Comprehensive School Surrey; (Herefordshire) (first appointed 18 December 2001). Mrs Jean Buckingham Former Training Officer Dwr Cymru; Diocesan lay Director of Cursillo Cymru St David's; Chairman of the Milford Haven Civic Society; (Milford Haven) (first appointed 24 September 1998). Mr John Dearnley Senior Executive in large European retail group with career having revolved around pricing, service delivery and customer needs; former SDP-Lib Dem Councillor and local Party Chair having run a local advice centre for 8 years; (Chester) (first appointed 1 May 2003). Mrs Patricia Forrest Chartered Engineer and Project Manager; member of the Institution of Mining Engineers; member of the Association of Project Management; BSc (Hons); (Penarth) (first appointed 1 May 1999). Mr Clive George Former Deputy Director (Wales) of Department of Employment (Training, Enterprise and Education Directorate); (Llanybydder) (first appointed 1 May 1997). Mrs Myra Hodgson Strategic Development Director; Director of Hydra-Ject Ltd, former Head of UK Operations, Royal Mail International, London; Independent Member of the Agricultural Wages Board for England & Wales; Member, Institute of Logistics & Transport; Associate Member of the Chartered Management Institute; (Gwynedd) (first appointed 1 May 2003). Prof Timothy Hughes Chartered Civil Engineer. Professor of Civil Engineering Cardiff School of Engineering, Cardiff University; (Penarth) (first appointed 21 August 1997). Mrs Eleanor Johnson Councillor - Chester City Council; Governor for three schools; Member of the Board of Chester & District Housing Trust and Chair of the Resources Committee; Justice of the Peace; Member, Cheshire & Warrington Access Forum; Partner in family business; (Chester) (first appointed 1 May 2003). Mr Ian McFarlane Retired European Business Consultant. Former Director of TM Group plc and Chairman/CEO of drinks vending companies in France, Germany and Ireland, all subsidiaries of Gallaher Ltd; founder member of European Vending Association in Brussels; on OPRA'S Panel of Professional Pension Trustees; Amateur Archaeologist; (Chepstow) (first appointed 1 May1997) Mrs Eileen Pohl Retired Customer Care Manager and formerly Senior PA with Lloyds TSB since 1961; two years spent with American advertising agency in Madrid; acted as Technical Advisor to a small business; (Newport) (first appointed 1 May 2003). Ms Margaret Samuel Retired Headmistress; Justice of the Peace; Foundation Governor, Bishop of Llandaff High School; Vice Chair, Llandaff Conservation Group; Member, Llandaff Parochial Church Council (PCC); Server of the Sanctuary, Llandaff Cathedral; Member, NUT; (Cardiff) (first appointed 23 April 1998). Dr Olinga Ta'eed Director of manufacturing, marketing, entertainment and software companies; (Monmouthshire) (first appointed 4 June 2001). Mr Norman Thomas Management Consultant & Partner in own firm NAM Associates; former Development Director and Sales Director/Change Manager with XANSA plc, Bull/Integris and ICL; former Systems Development Manager, Welsh Water; Accountancy trained (Association of Chartered Accountants); member, British Computer Society; (Powys) (first appointed 1 May 2003). Dr Roderick Thomas Justice of the Peace; Senior Lecturer at Swansea Institute, Applied Science & Engineering; Chartered Electrical Engineer and Member, Institute of Electrical Engineers; Student Counsellor for Higher Education (IEE); Academic Referee for International QRM Conference held tri-annually at St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford; (West Glamorgan) (first appointed 18 June 2001). Mr Russell Young Member of the Institute of Professional Soil Scientists; agricultural and land use management consultant; farmer; retired Royal Air Force officer; (Ystrad Meurig) (first appointed 1 May 1997).  | ||||||
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