Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has strengthened its Water Services operational team by appointing Dr Simon Earl as its new Director for Water Services.
Dr Earl, who currently serves as Operations Director for South East Water, will join the not-for-profit water company in April 2020 as part of Welsh Water’s Executive Team.
Responsibilities will include driving Water Services’ PR19 Business Plan to help support the company’s current and future performance
He has extensive experience in the water industry, having also served as Head of Water Production at Thames Water, responsible for running the largest water production business in the UK, and has held Regional Operations Manager and Business Transformation Manager roles at Yorkshire Water.
Dr. Earl also serves as a non-executive director on the Water Regulations Advisory Scheme, which ensures that items comply with high standards set out by water regulations, and is a member of the Institute of Directors.
A former President of the south east region of the Institute of Water, his team won the body's National Innovation Award in 2016 and has been nominated for other national awards, and he has been nominated for Director of the Year (Large Business).
Dr Earl joins Welsh Water at the same time as current Managing Director, Peter Perry, takes over the role of Chief Executive in April, with Chris Jones set to retire after more than six years in the post.
Welsh Water Managing Director of Water Services, Ian Christie, said:
"Simon will bring a wealth of experience of the water industry to this vital new role - particularly his valuable background in the biggest water network in the UK. He has an outstanding record from his time as a director at South East Water and we're delighted he'll be bringing that experience to Welsh Water.
"He joins us at an exciting time, as we prepare to enter a new investment period and as we put in place a strategy for safeguarding our vital public service for our customers for the long-term, while bringing down customer bills."
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