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August 2020

Register of Board Members’ disclosable interests for the Water Services Regulation Authority ()

www.ofwat.gov.uk Register of Board Members’ disclosable interests for the Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat)

Jonson Cox (Chairman), appointed from 1 November 2012

Senior Policy Advisor, Global Advisory Council at I Squared Capital Partners (from October 2013 to present)

Non-Executive Director, Energia Group NI Holdings Limited (from March 2017 to present)

Non-Executive Director, Ovo Energy (UK retail business) (from August 2020)

Director, Stonebrook Associates (a private inactive company through which Jonson has previously provided some non-Ofwat consultancy services) (from February 2011 to present)

Less than 0.25% stake in start-up Syrinix Ltd (from 2010 to present)

Founder Trustee of The Chacegrove Family Foundation to support charitable activities in the areas of skills education and the environment (from October 2018 to present)

Director, Cox Family Investment Company Limited (from April 2019 to present)

Fellow of the RSA, Royal Society of Arts

Previous appointments

Director of Dusty Topco Ltd (new holding company for Cory Group) in a transitional capacity, with limited participation and no voting rights (June 2018 to October 2018). Jonson donated the fee normally payable for this role to WaterAid

Non-Executive Chairman, Cory Group of Companies (October 2015 to June 2018)

Non-Executive Chairman, Harworth Group plc (December 2012 to March 2018)

Executive Chairman, UK Coal plc and Coalfield Resources plc (November 2010 to March 2015)

Chairman of Board Health and Safety Review Committee for RWE Npower Plc (2013 to 2016)

Occasional provision of advice as a consultant to potential investors in companies and investors in the infrastructure sector (2003-2004 and 2010-2012) (such advice

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has not been given in relation to the water sector since appointment as the Ofwat Board Chairman)

Non-Executive Director, Wincanton plc (2005 to 2014)

Group Chief Executive, AWG plc (later Group Plc) (January 2004 to March 2010)

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Anglian Water Services Ltd (January 2004 to March 2010)

Chairman, Morrison Plc (2004 to 2010)

Chief Executive Officer, Valpak Ltd (2002 to 2003)

Non-Executive Director, 24 Seven Ltd (2001 to 2002)

Chief Operating Officer, Railtrack Plc (2000 to 2001)

Pension from Kelda Group Plc (current)

Managing Director, (1996 to 2000)

Executive Director, Kelda Group Plc (1994 to 2000)

Chair, Alcontrol BV (1994 to1997)

Other interests

Jonson Cox entered into an arrangement with KPMG in July 2018 whereby KPMG advised him and his family on the creation of a charitable organisation, investment strategy and related matters (July 2018). The total fee payable to KPMG by Jonson in 2018 is estimated in the range £10k to £15k with ongoing fees at a lower level or nil.

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Martin Lawrence (Non-Executive Director), appointed 1 May 2013, reappointed on 1 September 2016

Non-Executive Director, Octopus Energy (from September 2017 to present)

Member of Strategic Council of Liberty House (from January 2017 to present)

Previous appointments

Council member of Energy Institute (2010 to 2014)

Director, EDF Trading (2008 to 2013)

Managing Director, EDF Energy (2007 to 2013)

Catherine Waddams (Non-Executive Director), appointed 1 May 2013, reappointed on 1 September 2016

Emeritus Professor, University of East Anglia (from July 2019 to present)

Member of the Centre for Competition Policy at the University of East Anglia (from 2004 to present)

Research Fellow of the Centre for Regulation in Europe (from 2016 to present)

Expert advisor to the UK Regulators Network (from 2014 to present)

Member of Ofgem’s Academic Panel (from 2017 to present)

Previous appointments

Professor, Norwich Business School (2000 to 2018)

Joint Academic Director of the Centre for Regulation in Europe (2011 to 2016)

Founding Director of the Centre for Competition Policy at the University of East Anglia (2004 to 2011)

Part-time member of the Competition Commission (2001 to 2009)

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Christine Farnish CBE (Non-Executive Director), appointed 1 January 2014, reappointed on 1 March 2017

Non-Executive Director, Ofgem (from 1 February 2016 to present)

Chair, Zopa P2P Limited (from April 2018 to present)

Non-Executive Director, Zopa Group Limited (from April 2018 to present)

Advisory Panel Member, Google representative action case

Previous appointments

Chair, Peer-to-Peer Finance Association (December 2012 to March 2018)

Chair, Consumer Focus (2010 to 2014)

Managing Director, Barclays (2006 to 2010)

Non-Executive Director, ABTA (2010 to 2016)

Council Member, ASA (2002 to 2008)

Chief Executive, National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) (2002 to 2006)

Non-Executive Director, OFT (2002 to 2006)

Consumer Affairs Director, Financial Services Authority (1998 to 2002)

Consumer Affairs Director and Deputy Director General Oftel, (1994 to 1998)

Mark Bayley (Non-Executive Director), appointed 28 April 2016

Director and owner of Monteverdi Services Limited, a for providing consultancy services (from January 2017 to present). Monteverdi Services provided consultancy services to the Ministry of Defence from January 2017 to July 2017 and to EDF Energy from June 2018 to present.

Non-Executive Director, Infrastructure Limited (from May 2020 to present)

Non-Executive Director, UK Atomic Energy Authority (from May 2020 to present)

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Chair of Board of Trustees of Shadwell Opera, a not-for-profit small arts charity (from August 2016 to present)

Previous appointments

Interim Chief Finance Officer and Director, Submarine Delivery Agency, Ministry of Defence (August 2017 to May 2018)

Chief Executive, The Green Deal Finance Company (December 2012 to December 2015) and Non-Executive Director from January 2017. In January 2017 the company changed its name to TGDFC Limited. In September 2018 the company was dissolved after completing a Members Voluntary Liquidation

Non-Executive Director, International Limited (April 2009 to May 2015)

Chief Executive, and Continental Railways (April 2009 to March 2011)

Trustee of the Gate Theatre until March 2014

Alison Munro (Non-Executive Director), appointed 28 April 2016

Independent member, Joint Sponsor Board (from April 2019 to present)

Strategic Adviser, HS2 (from August 2017 to present)

Chair of the National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure (from January 2018 to present)

Chair, 's Independent Investment Programme Advisory Group (IIPAG) (from September 2018 to present)

Previous appointments

Executive Director – HS2 Ltd (January 2009 to end of August 2017)

Managing Director – Phase 2, HS2 Ltd (September 20014 to end of August 2017)

Chief Executive, HS2 Ltd (from 2009 to September 2014)

Director at the

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Rachel Fletcher (Chief Executive), appointed 8 January 2018

None

Aileen Armstrong (Senior Director), appointed 23 May 2016

None

John Russell (Senior Director), appointed 25 July 2016

None

David Black (Chief Regulation Officer), appointed 29 May 2017

None

Updated by the Secretary to the Board, July 2020

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