Non-executive Board Members

Tony Hales CBE, Chairman
Tony is chairman of Workspace Group plc and Chair of NAAFI Pension Fund Trustees. He is a Trustee of both Welsh National Opera and SSVC, the armed forces broadcasting service. He was previously chief executive of Allied Domecq, a non-executive director of HSBC Bank plc, Welsh Water plc and Aston Villa plc, and a chairman of NAAFI Ltd
Age 63.

John Bridgeman CBE, TD, Vice Chairman
John joined the Board in 2006. He is a former director general of Fair Trading, member of the Monopolies and Mergers Commission and CEO of British Alcan Aluminium plc. He is also regulatory director and a Pension Trustee of the British Horseracing Authority, chairman of the Audit and Standards Committee of Warwickshire County Council, complaints commissioner for the Direct Marketing Authority and a longstanding Trustee of three Oxfordshire charities. He sits on the Waterways Ombudsman Committee and is also chair of the Wales Advisory Group.
Age 56.

John Bywater
John is a non-executive director of Low Carbon Workplace Ltd, a subsidiary of the Carbon Trust. He is managing director of Caddick Developments based in Yorkshire, a non-executive director of Workspace Group plc and Realis Estates plc. John is also a former executive director of Hammerson plc, a FTSE100 company having retired in 2007. John is also a Trustee of Opera North based in Leeds.
Age 64.

Rodney Green
Rodney is Prior of England and the Islands of the Priory of St. John. He is a Trustee of A Rocha International, a conservation agency operating internationally. Previously he was chief executive of Leicester City Council. He has also been assistant chief executive, West Glamorgan County Council, and Assistant County Education Officer, Surrey County Council. He has also served on the national Advisory Panel for the Beacon Scheme which disseminates excellence and innovation in public service; and on the national Migration Impacts Forum.
Age 59

Dr Jon Hargreaves CBE
Jon joined the Board on 1 April 2008 to represent Scottish interests after extensive experience in the water industry, most recently as chief executive of Scottish Water. He is also Chair of the BW Scotland Group. John is a non-executive of Baltic Centre for Contemporary Arts Gateshead, and The Port of Tyne Trust. He has had 35 years' experience in the water industry together with experience in international markets.
Age 61.

Nigel Hugill
Nigel is chairman of its audit and property committees. He is executive chairman of Urban & Civic and, previously, was chairman of Lend Lease Europe and managing director of Chelsfield plc (all major property development businesses). He is chairman of urban think tank, Centre for Cities, and of the estates strategy and capital project committees of the London School of Economics, where he is a member of Council. He also chairs the committee overseeing the proposed redevelopment of Tate Britain. He is a former special advisor to the Homes and Communities Agency, sits on the Independent Transport Commission and is trustee and treasurer of the Architecture Foundation.
Age 54.

Pommy Sarwal
Pommy is a non-executive Board member of the Boards of The Port of London Authority, Christie Group plc, Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust, and Hyde Housing Association. He is also chairman of Master Ropemakers Ltd and Venners Ltd. Pommy has wide-ranging financial management experience of both the private and public sectors and is a former Corporate Finance Partner at Deloitte and a member of the Ports Advisory Group at the UK Trade & Investment Division of the Department for Business Innovation and Skills. He has a keen interest in heritage and conservation.
Age 60.

Duncan Sutherland
Duncan joined the Board to represent Scottish interests. He is managing director of Inpartnership. Previously he was director of City Development for Coventry City Council and achieved many city centre projects including Coventry Canal Basin. He has also worked at Inner City Enterprises plc, was chief executive of the EDI Group Ltd and has been involved in national organisations such as Historic Burghs Association of Scotland Advisory Council and was an executive Committee member of the Scottish Council for Development & Industry.
Age 60.