Who we are

We are a non-ministerial government department. We were established in 1989 when the water and sewerage industry in England and Wales was privatised. Click on individual images to learn more about our board and executive team.

Board

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Iain Coucher

Chair

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David Black

Chief Executive

Non-executive Director, Mark Bayley

Mark Bayley CBE

Non-executive Director

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Nicola Bruce

Non-executive Director

Helen Campbell, Senior Director for Sector Performance

Helen Campbell

Senior Director for Sector Performance

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David Jones

Non-executive Director

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Seema Kennedy OBE

Non-executive Director

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Jonathan Kini

Non-executive Director

Non-executive Director, Alison Munro

Alison Munro CBE

Non-executive Director

Executive

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David Black

Chief Executive

General Counsel, Jenny Block

Jenny Block

General Counsel

Helen Campbell, Senior Director for Sector Performance

Helen Campbell

Senior Director for Sector Performance

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Andrew Chesworth

Interim Senior Director, Sector Performance Directorate

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Beth Corbould

Interim Senior Director, Casework, Enforcement and Customers

Paul Hickey

Paul Hickey

Managing Director RAPID

Senior Director, Markets and Enforcement, Emma Kelso

Emma Kelso

Senior Director Markets and Charging

Senior Director of Thames Tideway, Keith Mason

Keith Mason

Senior Director of Thames Tideway

Lynn Parker web

Lynn Parker

Senior Director, Casework, Enforcement and Customers

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Chris Walters

Senior Director of the Price Review

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Mark Wiltsher

Senior Director of Communications

How we are funded

We are financed by licence fees that are recovered from the water companies.

We are accountable to Parliament for the money we spend. We also provide information, as requested, to:

  • the Treasury
  • the National Audit Office
  • the Public Accounts Committee.

More detailed information is available in our annual report and accounts.