South East Water chair resigns after critical report
Chris Train has resigned as chair of South East Water following a critical parliamentary report that cited poor leadership and governance failures. The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee expressed no confidence in the company's leadership after major water supply outages affected thousands in Kent. South East Water has apologized and pledged to double investment in its network to improve resilience and restore public trust.
- ▪Chris Train resigned as independent non-executive chair of South East Water after a damning report by MPs.
- ▪The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee declared no confidence in South East Water's leadership due to repeated service failures.
- ▪Thousands of homes, schools, and care facilities in Kent were without clean water for up to two weeks following an outage at Pembury Treatment Works.
- ▪South East Water's CEO David Hinton received a £115,000 bonus despite the company's operational failures.
- ▪Ofwat is proposing a fine of up to £22.46 million against South East Water over the Tunbridge Wells incident.
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South East Water chair resigns after critical reportJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleMichael Keohan,Political Reporter andJoshua Askew,South EastPA MediaChris Train (pictured) has quit his role at South East WaterSouth East Water (SEW) has announced the resignation of its independent non-executive chair, Chris Train, following a damning report. The water company said new leadership was needed to "oversee a critical period of positive, transformative change for the company, its customers, and local communities."It comes as a cross-party group of MPs say they have "no confidence" in SEW's leaders following a series of major supply outages.The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee said SEW's chief executive David Hinton and board had failed to address "multiple and ongoing…
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