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BritishWater announces new boardmembers B


ritishWater has announced the appointment of three non-executive


boardmemberswhowill take up their posts with the trade association in July.


They are: • Tania Flasck, director, Turner & Townsend


• DrMark Fletcher, globalwater business leader, Arup


• Mike Froom, director, VeoliaWater Technologies


Flasckisanenvironmentalprofessionalwithover 20years’experience,predominantlyinthewater sector.AsadirectorofTurner&Townsend, sheis currentlyheadofcentral southregionandhead ofutilities–UKinfrastructure.Her formative yearswerespentcommissioningandoperating waterandwastewater treatment facilities inthe UKandUSA,andshehasbeenavicepresident withJacobsandMWH. Shesaid:“Iamabsolutelydelightedandexcited tobejoiningBritishWateratanimportantpoint initsevolution.Water isessential tolifeandI firmlybelievethat theBritishwater sectorhas so muchtoofferwiththehighstandards, innovativeprogressmadeandinsights toshare. I lookforwardtoworkingwithmyfellowboard membersandbeingpartof thecollectivevoice that isBritishWater.” DrFletcher isaninternationalauthorityonurban resilienceandwaswelcomedbytheRoyal AcademyofEngineering(RAEng)asanew Fellowfor2019.HehasworkedontheCityWater ResilienceApproach,developedtohelpcities growtheircapacitytobothanticipateand mitigatewater-relatedshocksandstresses,andis facultyleader for theArupUniversity- Massachusetts InstituteofTechnologySloan BusinessSchoolcourse,ResilienceofUrban Systems. Hesaid:“I feelveryproudtobeabletojointhe boardofBritishWaterandsupport itswork across thewater sector. Iampassionateabout whatwedoandkeentoensurethatBritishwater engineers, scientists,planners,managersand companiesplaytheirpart indeveloping increasinglymoresustainableandresilientwater managementfit for thefuture.” Froomhas35years’experiencewiththe constructionindustry, initiallyworkingonmajor civilengineeringprojects,andhasbeen dedicatedtothewater industrysincejoining


L-R:Mark Fletcher, Tania Flasck,Mike Froom


VeoliaWaterTechnologiesover25yearsago. Hesaid: "Iamdelightedtobejoiningtheboard ofBritishWaterandparticularlylookingforward toworkingwiththeotherdirectors tosupport thesignificantcontributionthatBritishWater makes tothewater sectoronbehalfof their members.BritishWater remains theleading traderepresentativebodyinthesector,butover thepastcoupleofmonths ithasdemonstrated thispositionthroughitsagilitynotonlytoadapt tocurrentcircumstances,but toenhancethe communicationbetweenall stakeholdersacross thewater sectorat thiscritical time. “Initiatives liketheweeklyBetterTogethercalls havebeeninvaluabletomembersandIamsure that thesuccessof suchinitiativeswill set the newnormfor futureengagement."


BritishWaterchiefexecutiveLilaThompsonsaid: “IamdelightedthatTania,MarkandMikehave agreedtotakeuppositionsontheBritishWater boardofdirectors.Theywillbringunparalleled expertiseandin-depthknowledgeof thewater industry,aswellas freshideasandnew approaches tosupportourworkonbehalfof members. “BritishWater strives tobeadynamic, forward- lookingorganisationandournewappointees willbeakeypartof thiscontinuingjourney.” InFebruary,BritishWatercommittedto increasingthenumberofwomeninitsboardby ensuringthat30%ofboardmemberswere femaleby2025.Thiswas justoneof the promisesmadeinitspledgetoimprovegender equalityanddiversityonitsboard.


Utilitiesworkforce report signals need for change


B


ritishWater haswelcomed the 2020-2025 Workforce Renewal & Skills Strategy


launched by the Energy & Utilities Skills Partnership.


The document sets out howthe sector can ensure a safe, skilled and sustainable workforce, and fill an estimated 277,000 vacancies over the next decade,while addressing challenges such as the climate emergency, skills shortages and a constricted labourmarket. BritishWater chief executive LilaThompson said:“Wewelcome and fully support this important document,which sets out tangible action the utilities sector can take to build


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resilience and tackle the impending skills gap to create a sustainable and positive future. “The report’s publication is timely, given one of itsmain themes isworkforce diversity, inclusion and attraction. It highlights a continued gender and ethnicminority disparity in theworkforce - inclusion levels for the energy and utilities sector continue to be belowtheUK averages for gender, disability and Black,Asian andminority ethnic (BAME). BAME people, for example, represent just 5% of theworkforce in comparison to aUK average of 12%. “At a timewhen theworld’s focus is on supporting diversity and removing, in


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