3 March 2025
UNITED UTILITIES GROUP
PLC
Appointment of director
United Utilities Group PLC announces
that Ian El-Mokadem has been appointed as an independent
non-executive director with effect from 1 June 2025. On joining the
Board, Ian will be appointed as a member of the following Board
Committees: Nomination, Audit and Compliance.
United Utilities Chairman, Sir David Higgins
said: "We are pleased Ian has agreed to join the
Board. The Board will benefit from his leadership experience of
successfully transforming businesses and embracing technology to
improve customer services, and his experience of regulated
environments and delivering essential public services from his
executive leadership roles at Centrica and Compass Group will be
invaluable as we deliver our ambitious £13bn investment plan for
the North West. Having served on the board of Serco since 2017,
Ian's non-executive experience will strengthen the Board's overview
role supporting our continued delivery for the region's
communities, environment and stakeholders. I look forward to
welcoming Ian to the Board."
Ian recently retired as CEO
of AIM listed RWS Holdings plc, a global market leader in the
provision of technology enabled language, content and intellectual
property services to clients across a range of industries including
technology, life sciences, legal and financial services, a position
held since 2021. Previous roles include CEO of V. Group and Exova
Group plc and Group Managing Director, UK and Ireland of Compass
Group plc. During his early career, Ian spent eight years with
Centrica plc, including launching and then leading the telecoms
business, prior to that in strategy consulting with Andersen
Consulting.
Ian is a non-executive director of
Diploma plc and of Serco Group plc.
Ian will be appointed as a
non-executive director of United Utilities Water Limited with
effect from 1 June 2025.
There are no further details to
disclose under UKLR 6.4.8 (2) to (6) in relation to Ian
El-Mokadem.
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United Utilities
contacts:
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Gaynor Kenyon, Corporate Affairs
Director
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+44 (0) 7753 622282
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Chris Laybutt, Head of Investor
Relations and Clean Energy Director
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+44 (0) 7769 556858
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Classification - Directorate
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United Utilities Group's ordinary
shares trade on the London Stock Exchange and its ADRs, each equal
to two ordinary shares, trade over the counter under the Trading
Symbol "UUGRY".
