June 2021
Register of Board Members’ disclosable interests for the Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat) Register of Board Members’ disclosable interests for the Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat)
Jonson Cox (Chairman), appointed from 1 November 2012
Senior 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 energy supply business) (from August 2020)
Director, Stonebrook Associates (a private, currently largely inactive company through which Jonson occasionally undertakes some non-Ofwat, non-water industry, 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 (2001-2004 and 2010-2012) (such advice has
1 Register of Board Members’ disclosable interests for the Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat) 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 Anglian Water 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, Yorkshire Water (1996 to 2000)
Managing Director and Executive Director, Kelda Group Plc (1992 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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Mark Bayley (Non-Executive Director), appointed 28 April 2016
Member, Department for Transport, Group Audit, Risk and Assurance Committee
Non-Executive Director, Network Rail Infrastructure Limited (from May 2020 to present) and Chair of Network Rail Property Board (from May 2021)
Non-Executive Director, UK Atomic Energy Authority (from May 2020 to present)
Director and owner of Monteverdi Services Limited, a vehicle 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.
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
Board member, King’s Cross Central property development partnership (from 2010 to 2013)
Non-Executive Director, Eurostar International Limited (April 2009 to May 2015)
Chief Executive, London and Continental Railways (April 2009 to March 2011)
Trustee of the Gate Theatre until March 2014
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Alison Munro (Non-Executive Director), appointed 28 April 2016
Chair, Transport for London's Independent Investment Programme Advisory Group (IIPAG) (from September 2018 to present)
Previous appointments
Chair of the National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure (from October 2017 to April 2021)
Independent member, Crossrail Joint Sponsor Board (from April 2019 to 2020)
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 Department for Transport
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Nicola Bruce (Non-Executive Director), appointed 1 December 2020
Current appointments
Non-Executive Director, Anchor Hanover Group (November 2018 to present)
Non-Executive Director, CS Healthcare (October 2018 to present)
Non-Executive Director, Wings Holdings Ltd (March 2019 to present)
Director and owner, Caledonia Strategy Limited, for providing consultancy services (November 2011 to present)
Governor, Reading Blue Coat School
Minor investment in JLEN Environmental Assets Group Ltd.1
Previous Appointments
Non-Executive Director, Money Advice Service (April 2015 to December 2018)
Board Advisor, Wings Travel Management (September 2016 to March 2019)
Non-Executive Director, Hanover Housing Association to merger with the Anchor Trust (September 2017 to November 2018)
1 This small investment is considered de minimis.
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David Jones (Non-Executive Director), appointed 1 December 2020
Current Appointments/Interests
Non-Executive Director, Ofcom (April 2019 to present)
Non-Executive Director, Qualifications Wales (May 2017 to present)
Sole director and shareholder, Public Services Digital Limited (for providing consultancy services)
Member, Cardiff University’s Executive Education Team teaching Digital Leadership (2019 to present)
Member, Technology Connected Leadership Council (from Feb 2020 to present)
Previous Appointments
Independent Member, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (November 2017 to November 2020)
Non-Executive Director, Welsh Revenue Authority (June 2017 to November 2020)
Chair, Westgate Cyber Security Limited (January 2012 to December 2019)2
Chair, TigerBay Software Limited (January 2011 – December 2015)
2 David Jones retains an interest of less than 7% in the company, now Enclave Networks Limited. David also has a less than 2% interest in ECONOTHERM (UK) Limited.
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Seema Kennedy (Non-Executive Director), appointed 1 December 2020
Current Appointments
Adviser to This is Purpose (December 2020 to present)
Director, Tustin Developments Limited (March 2002 to present)
Trustee, Sarikhani Foundation (January 2020 to present)
Chief Executive, Action against Gambling Harms (from February 2020 to present)
Trustee, Cares Family (June 2020 to present)
Advisory Board member, UK Onward Thinktank Ltd (July 2020 to present)
Fellow, Royal Society of Public Health (October 2020 to present)
Previous Appointments
Member of Parliament for South Ribble (June 2015 – Dec 2019)
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Jonathan Kini (Non-Executive Director), appointed 1 December 2020
Current Appointments
Managing Director, Direct Customer and Business Division, TalkTalk plc (October 2019 to present)
Non-Executive Director, Bank of England (from March 2019 to present)
Chair, Net Zero Task Force, Business in the Community (June 2019 to present)
Director, Lynmouth Ltd (March 2015 to present)
Director, SJK Media Investment Ltd (November 2016 to present)
Director, Kelly Green Living Ltd (December 2017 to present)
Director, Simply Sustainable Products Ltd (April 2020 to present)
Previous Appointments
Chief Executive, Drax Retail, Executive Director Drax plc (Jan 2016 – Oct 2019)
Director of SME, Vodafone (April 2013 – December 2015)
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David Black (Interim Chief Executive), appointed 1 April 2021
Member of National Infrastructure Commission expert advisory panel on climate resilience (from May 2021)
Aileen Armstrong (Senior Director), appointed 23 May 2016
None
John Russell (Senior Director), appointed 25 July 2016
None
Lisa Commane (Senior Director), appointed 1 April 2021
Trustee, MHA (April 2019 to present)
Updated by the Secretary to the Board, May 2021
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