Board of directors
Executive directors
Colin Skellett – executive chairman. A chartered chemist and engineer by training, he has been working in the water industry for over 40 years, holding a number of positions in the management and control of both water supply and sewage treatment.
He joined Wessex Water in 1974 and was appointed its chief executive in 1988. Colin oversaw the move from the public to the private sector and the transformation of Wessex Water into a highly rated UK plc. He is president of Business West and chairman of the Initiative for Bath and North East Somerset and a fellow of the RSA.
Andy Pymer – director of customer and retail services. A chartered civil engineer turned economist, he has more than 20 years experience in the water sector holding roles both overseas and in the UK, including ten years as head of regulation and policy at Wessex Water.He was appointed director of customer and retail services on 1 August 2012 and is also a director of Wessex Water’s joint venture billing company, BWBSL, and chair of Wessex WaterAid, which has raised more than £1.5m for the charity since 2002.
Sean Cater – director of operations and construction. Sean has more than 30 years experience in the construction and engineering industry and joined Wessex Water in 1992 as a resident engineer in the somerset division.
He worked as a construction manager and later took on the role of head of capital investment. In 2002 he became general manager of Wessex Utilities Contracting and in 2004 started the construction business that later became Wessex Engineering and Construction Services (WECS).
Dave Elliott – director of environment and assets. Dave has 30 years experience in the water industry and joined Wessex Water in 1985 working as a technician engineer in sewerage and later became southern divisional manager.
In 2004 he became general manager, group services responsible for IT, FM, logistics and customer services.
He is a non - executive director of The Hub in Bristol, a managed office environment for business start-ups and an incubator for social innovation.
Mark Watts – finance director and treasurer. A qualified treasurer, Mark spent eight years in international banking before joining the treasury department of Wessex Water in 1991. He was appointed treasury manager in 1994 before becoming treasurer in 1999 shortly after our acquisition by Enron.
Mark is highly experienced in raising finance, from both the capital markets and the banking sector, as well as having a long history in dealing with various corporate finance issues. He was appointed finance director and treasurer on 16 March 2010.
Non-executive directors
David Barclay – former vice chairman of Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (DrKW). Nonexecutive director of VT Group Plc. Appointed 1 November 2005. Chairman of Audit Committee.
Gillian Camm – Chair of the board of governors at the University of the West of England. previously a non-executive director of building firm Rok and has had a number of community interests in Bristol, including being vice-president of the Quartet Community Foundation.
Peter Costain – former deputy chairman of Costain Group Plc 1995-1997 and chief executive 1980-1995. Non-executive director since 1999. Chair of pensions committee.
Fiona Reynolds DBE, CBE - chair of sustainability panel. Other non-executive roles include the Executive Board of the BBC and Board member of the Green Alliance and the Institute of European Environmental Policy. Director-general of the National Trust from 2001–2012. Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge from September 2013.
Francis Yeoh CBE – managing director of YTL Corporation Berhad, Malaysia since 1988. A council member of the Malaysia Business Council as well as vice president of the Federation of Public Listed Companies of Malaysia. Director since May 2002.
Hong Yeoh – director of YTL Corporation Berhad, Malaysia since 1985, executive director of YTL Power International Berhad. Responsible for YTL Group’s Construction division. Director since May 2002. Chairman of Remuneration Committee.
Mark Yeoh – executive director responsible for the YTL Hotels and Resorts Division. He graduated from King’s College, University of London with an LLB (Hons) and was subsequently called to the Bar at Gray’s Inn, London in 1988. He joined the YTL Group in 1989 and serves on the board of YTL Corporation Berhad, YTL Power International Berhad, YTL Land and Development Berhad, YTL e-Solutions Berhad, YTL Vacation Club Berhad and Wessex Water Limited. Director since July 2003.
Hann Yeoh - non-executive director of Wessex Water since July 2012. Executive Director of YTL Power Generation Sdn Bhd and part of the business development team of YTL Power International Berhad.
Kathleen Chew * – group legal adviser for the YTL Corporation Group. She holds a LLB (Hons) degree from the University of Birmingham and was called to the Bar at Gray’s Inn, London in 1982. She joined YTL Corporation Berhad in 1988 to set up its legal department after being in practice at the Malaysian Bar for five years. Prior to joining the YTL Group, she was a partner in the law firm of Abdul Aziz Ong and Co in Kuala Lumpur from May 1987 to January 1988.
* Alternate director to Francis Yeoh