About United Utilities

Our board and leadership team

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Dr John McAdam
Position: Non-executive chairman.
Age: 61
Appointment to the board: Appointed as a non-executive director in February 2008 and as chairman in July 2008.
Committee membership: Nomination (chairman) (audit and remuneration until his appointment as chairman of the company in July 2008).
Current directorships/business interests: Chairman of Rentokil Initial plc, senior independent director of J Sainsbury plc, non-executive director of Rolls-Royce Group plc and Sara Lee Corporation.
Career experience: Appointed to the board of ICI plc in 1999 and became chief executive in 2003, a position held until ICI's takeover by Akzo Nobel.
Qualifications: BSc (Hons) Chemical Physics, Diploma Advanced Studies in Science, PhD.

Philip Green
Position: Chief Executive Officer.
Age: 56
Appointment to the board: February 2006
Committee membership: Nomination
Current directorships/business interests: Non-executive director of Lloyds Banking Group plc. A director of Business in the Community and a Trustee of the Philharmonia Orchestra Trust.
Career experience: Chief executive of Royal P&O Nedlloyd until its acquisition by AP Moller-Maersk A/S. Previously a director and chief operating officer at Reuters Group PLC, and chief operating officer at DHL for Europe and Africa.
Qualifications: BA (Hons) Economics and Politics, MBA.

Tim Weller
Position: Chief Financial Officer.
Age: 45
Appointment to the board: August 2006.
Committee membership: Community investment and treasury.
Current directorships/business interests: Director of The Carbon Trust.
Career experience: Previously group finance director at RWE Thames Water plc and prior to that group finance director of Innogy Holdings plc. Previously a partner at KPMG and director of financial control with the Granada group of companies and a non-executive director of Stanley Leisure plc.
Qualifications: Bsc (Hons) Engineering Science, Chartered Accountant, FCA.

Charlie Cornish
Position: Managing director, business development and international.
Age: 49
Appointment to the board:
January 2004.
Career experience: Previously chief operating officer with Thames Water UK and Ireland and chief executive of West of Scotland Water Authority. Positions also held with British Aerospace, Plessey Telecommunications, Associated British Foods and the NHS.
Qualifications: BA (Hons) Economics/Business Studies.

Dr Catherine Bell
Position: Independent non-executive director.
Age: 58
Appointment to the board: March 2007.
Committee membership: Nomination, audit and community investment.
Current directorships/business interests: Non-executive director of the Civil Aviation Authority and Ensus Limited.
Career experience: A former civil servant and acting permanent secretary at the Department for Trade and Industry. Previously a non-executive director of Swiss Re GB Plc.
Qualifications: MA Geography, PhD Economic History.

Paul Heiden
Position: Independent non-executive director.
Age: 52
Appointment to the board: October 2005
Committee membership: Audit (chairman), nomination and treasury (chairman).
Current directorships/business interests: Executive chairman of Talaris Topco Limited.
Career experience: Formerly chief executive of FKI plc and prior to that group financial director of Rolls-Royce plc. Previous senior financial roles at Hanson PLC and Mercury Communications and has been a non-executive director of Bunzl plc and Filtrona plc.
Qualifications: BSc (Hons) Biology, Chartered Accountant ACA.

David Jones CBE
Position: Independent non-executive director
Age: 67
Appointment to the board: January 2005
Committee membership: Audit, nomination and remuneration (chairman).
Current directorships/business interests: Chairman of UK Coal plc.
Career experience: Formerly group chief executive of The National Grid Company plc and chief executive of South Wales Electricity.
Qualifications: MSc Control System Engineering, BSc Electrical Engineering.

Andrew Pinder CBE
Position: Independent non-executive director.
Age: 62
Appointment to the board: September 2001.
Committee membership: Nomination and remuneration.
Current directorships/business interests: Senior independent non-executive director of Spring Group plc, director of Entrust(Europe) Limited, and a member of the Intel Global Advisory Board.
Career experience: Formerly e-Envoy to the UK government and chairman of British Educational Communications and Technology Agency and prior to that a partner in a venture capital firm. Previous senior operations and technology roles at Citibank and Prudential and director of IT at the Inland Revenue (now HMRC).
Qualifications: BA (Hons) Economics and Geography.

Nick Salmon
Position: Senior independent non-executive director.
Age: 56
Appointment to the board: April 2005.
Committee membership: Nomination and remuneration.
Current directorships/business interests: Chief executive of Cookson Group plc.
Career experience: Formerly executive vice-president of Alstom S.A. and of ABB Alstom Power and chief executive of Babcock International Group plc. Previous senior management positions held at GEC and GEC Alsthom in the UK and France, and the China Light & Power Company, Hong Kong.
Qualifications: BSc (Hons) Mechanical Engineering.

Martin Bradbury
Position: Chief information officer
Age: 52
Martin was appointed to the new role of chief information officer in May 2007, to focus on developing the function and its transformation within the new United Utilities structure. He was formerly chief operating officer for Scottish Water Solutions, a public-private partnership formed to upgrade Scotland's water infrastructure on behalf of Scottish Water. He is a former trustee of WaterAid and a past chairman of Business in the Arts: North West. He took over as managing director of our former non-regulated business, know as Contract Solutions, a position he held until 30 April 2007.

Alison Clarke
Position: Human resources director
Age: 41
Alison joined the group on 21 May 2007. Previously she was group international human resources director for global retailer AS Watson in Hong Kong. She started her early career in Ford Motor Company, holding a variety of industrial relations roles, and then moved into media to specialise in management development. In 1997 she became human resources director for Hilton, then Whitbread Restaurants. She is responsible for the human resources teams across United Utilities.

Steve Fraser
Position: Managing director - operations
Age: 34
Steve was appointed as managing director of water operations in May 2009. He has previously worked in Utility contracting for 12 years latterly as a Director of Bethell Power Services before joining United Utilities in 2005 as Operations Director of the regulated Wastewater business. Steve is also a Director of Northern Gas. Steve holds a BA (Hons) degree in Management Studies and an MSC in Engineering Project Management.

Tom Keevil
Position: Company secretary and general counsel
Age: 47
Tom was appointed company secretary and general counsel on 3 December 2007. From 2002 until 2007 he was company secretary and general counsel of Gallaher Group Plc and a board appointed member of Gallaher's corporate responsibility committee. As such, he was responsible for managing the corporate affairs, legal and security and brand protection departments and acting as secretary to the Plc board and its principal committees. Prior to that, he was a senior legal adviser for Gallaher from 2000 to 2002, having been appointed to that role following 16 years with Simmons & Simmons, where he was appointed a partner in May 1991. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, an accredited mediator and is a member of the European advisory board of FM Global.

Gaynor Kenyon
Position: Communications director
Age: 47
Gaynor was appointed communications director on 22 May 2006 and joined United Utilities from ScottishPower where she was UK government and community affairs director. In this role, she was responsible for ScottishPower's political strategy in the Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly and Westminster and for the group's US and UK corporate responsibility strategy. She previously worked for Manweb until 1995, and before that at the Government's Central Office of Information.

Matthew Wright
Position: Managing director, asset management & delivery
Age: 43
Matthew was appointed managing director, asset management and delivery, in May 2009. He has over 20 years' experience of utility management in both UK and international markets. He joined United Utilities on 1 March 2007 from ScottishPower's US operation, where he was executive vice president of PacifiCorp's transmission, distribution and customer service division. He has also held senior management positions in operations, regulatios, corporate strategy and commercial utility functions.

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	Dr John McAdam Position: Non-executive chairman. Age: 61 Appointment to the board: Appointed as a non-executive director in February 2008 and as chairman in July 2008. Committee membership: Nomination (chairman) (audit and remuneration until his appointment as chairman of the company in July 2008). Current directorships/business interests: Chairman of Rentokil Initial plc, senior independent director of J Sainsbury plc, non-executive director of Rolls-Royce Group plc and Sara Lee Corporation. Career experience: Appointed to the board of ICI plc in 1999 and became chief executive in 2003, a position held until ICI's takeover by Akzo Nobel. Qualifications: BSc (Hons) Chemical Physics, Diploma Advanced Studies in Science, PhD.
	Philip Green Position: Chief Executive Officer. Age: 56 Appointment to the board: February 2006 Committee membership: Nomination Current directorships/business interests: Non-executive director of Lloyds Banking Group plc. A director of Business in the Community and a Trustee of the Philharmonia Orchestra Trust. Career experience: Chief executive of Royal P&O Nedlloyd until its acquisition by AP Moller-Maersk A/S. Previously a director and chief operating officer at Reuters Group PLC, and chief operating officer at DHL for Europe and Africa. Qualifications: BA (Hons) Economics and Politics, MBA.
	Tim Weller Position: Chief Financial Officer. Age: 45 Appointment to the board: August 2006. Committee membership: Community investment and treasury. Current directorships/business interests: Director of The Carbon Trust. Career experience: Previously group finance director at RWE Thames Water plc and prior to that group finance director of Innogy Holdings plc. Previously a partner at KPMG and director of financial control with the Granada group of companies and a non-executive director of Stanley Leisure plc. Qualifications: Bsc (Hons) Engineering Science, Chartered Accountant, FCA.
	Charlie Cornish Position: Managing director, business development and international. Age: 49 Appointment to the board: January 2004. Career experience: Previously chief operating officer with Thames Water UK and Ireland and chief executive of West of Scotland Water Authority. Positions also held with British Aerospace, Plessey Telecommunications, Associated British Foods and the NHS. Qualifications: BA (Hons) Economics/Business Studies.
	Dr Catherine Bell Position: Independent non-executive director. Age: 58 Appointment to the board: March 2007. Committee membership: Nomination, audit and community investment. Current directorships/business interests: Non-executive director of the Civil Aviation Authority and Ensus Limited. Career experience: A former civil servant and acting permanent secretary at the Department for Trade and Industry. Previously a non-executive director of Swiss Re GB Plc. Qualifications: MA Geography, PhD Economic History.
	Paul Heiden Position: Independent non-executive director. Age: 52 Appointment to the board: October 2005 Committee membership: Audit (chairman), nomination and treasury (chairman). Current directorships/business interests: Executive chairman of Talaris Topco Limited. Career experience: Formerly chief executive of FKI plc and prior to that group financial director of Rolls-Royce plc. Previous senior financial roles at Hanson PLC and Mercury Communications and has been a non-executive director of Bunzl plc and Filtrona plc. Qualifications: BSc (Hons) Biology, Chartered Accountant ACA.
	David Jones CBE Position: Independent non-executive director Age: 67 Appointment to the board: January 2005 Committee membership: Audit, nomination and remuneration (chairman). Current directorships/business interests: Chairman of UK Coal plc. Career experience: Formerly group chief executive of The National Grid Company plc and chief executive of South Wales Electricity. Qualifications: MSc Control System Engineering, BSc Electrical Engineering.
	Andrew Pinder CBE Position: Independent non-executive director. Age: 62 Appointment to the board: September 2001. Committee membership: Nomination and remuneration. Current directorships/business interests: Senior independent non-executive director of Spring Group plc, director of Entrust(Europe) Limited, and a member of the Intel Global Advisory Board. Career experience: Formerly e-Envoy to the UK government and chairman of British Educational Communications and Technology Agency and prior to that a partner in a venture capital firm. Previous senior operations and technology roles at Citibank and Prudential and director of IT at the Inland Revenue (now HMRC). Qualifications: BA (Hons) Economics and Geography.
	Nick Salmon Position: Senior independent non-executive director. Age: 56 Appointment to the board: April 2005. Committee membership: Nomination and remuneration. Current directorships/business interests: Chief executive of Cookson Group plc. Career experience: Formerly executive vice-president of Alstom S.A. and of ABB Alstom Power and chief executive of Babcock International Group plc. Previous senior management positions held at GEC and GEC Alsthom in the UK and France, and the China Light & Power Company, Hong Kong. Qualifications: BSc (Hons) Mechanical Engineering.
	Martin Bradbury Position: Chief information officer Age: 52 Martin was appointed to the new role of chief information officer in May 2007, to focus on developing the function and its transformation within the new United Utilities structure. He was formerly chief operating officer for Scottish Water Solutions, a public-private partnership formed to upgrade Scotland's water infrastructure on behalf of Scottish Water. He is a former trustee of WaterAid and a past chairman of Business in the Arts: North West. He took over as managing director of our former non-regulated business, know as Contract Solutions, a position he held until 30 April 2007.
	Alison Clarke Position: Human resources director Age: 41 Alison joined the group on 21 May 2007. Previously she was group international human resources director for global retailer AS Watson in Hong Kong. She started her early career in Ford Motor Company, holding a variety of industrial relations roles, and then moved into media to specialise in management development. In 1997 she became human resources director for Hilton, then Whitbread Restaurants. She is responsible for the human resources teams across United Utilities.
	Steve Fraser Position: Managing director - operations Age: 34 Steve was appointed as managing director of water operations in May 2009. He has previously worked in Utility contracting for 12 years latterly as a Director of Bethell Power Services before joining United Utilities in 2005 as Operations Director of the regulated Wastewater business. Steve is also a Director of Northern Gas. Steve holds a BA (Hons) degree in Management Studies and an MSC in Engineering Project Management.
	Tom Keevil Position: Company secretary and general counsel Age: 47 Tom was appointed company secretary and general counsel on 3 December 2007. From 2002 until 2007 he was company secretary and general counsel of Gallaher Group Plc and a board appointed member of Gallaher's corporate responsibility committee. As such, he was responsible for managing the corporate affairs, legal and security and brand protection departments and acting as secretary to the Plc board and its principal committees. Prior to that, he was a senior legal adviser for Gallaher from 2000 to 2002, having been appointed to that role following 16 years with Simmons & Simmons, where he was appointed a partner in May 1991. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, an accredited mediator and is a member of the European advisory board of FM Global.
	Gaynor Kenyon Position: Communications director Age: 47 Gaynor was appointed communications director on 22 May 2006 and joined United Utilities from ScottishPower where she was UK government and community affairs director. In this role, she was responsible for ScottishPower's political strategy in the Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly and Westminster and for the group's US and UK corporate responsibility strategy. She previously worked for Manweb until 1995, and before that at the Government's Central Office of Information.
	Matthew Wright Position: Managing director, asset management & delivery Age: 43 Matthew was appointed managing director, asset management and delivery, in May 2009. He has over 20 years' experience of utility management in both UK and international markets. He joined United Utilities on 1 March 2007 from ScottishPower's US operation, where he was executive vice president of PacifiCorp's transmission, distribution and customer service division. He has also held senior management positions in operations, regulatios, corporate strategy and commercial utility functions.