Denotes: A Member of the Audit Committee; B Member of the Nomination Committee; C Member of the Remuneration Committee; D Member of the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
John Napier (64) BD MA (Econ) Chairman Joined the board in June 1999. Appointed
Executive Chairman in April 2000, moving to
Chairman in September 2002. Chairman of
Yorkshire Water Services Limited and Chairman
of Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group plc. He
has formerly held senior posts as Chairman of
Booker plc, Group Managing Director of Hays plc
and was formerly a non-executive director of
Waste Recycling Group plc. He is also Chairman
of Yorkshire and Humber Rural Affairs Forum
and a member of the Yorkshire Forward board.
Kevin Whiteman (50) D BSc, CEng, MIME Chief Executive Appointed to the board in September 2000 and
appointed Chief executive in September 2002.
Joined Yorkshire Water Services Limited in 1997
as Business Director, Waste Water. Formerly Chief
Executive and Accounting Officer of the National
Rivers Authority and Regional Director of the
Environment Agency. Previously held senior
positions with British Coal. He is a non-executive
director of UK Coal plc and a trustee of WaterAid.
Allison Bainbridge Kelda Group Finance Director Allison Bainbridge, an economics graduate, qualified as a chartered accountant with Price Waterhouse in 1989.
Mrs. Bainbridge joined the Kelda Group in 1992 where she undertook various finance roles in Yorkshire Environmental – Kelda’s waste management company.
In 1999 she moved to Yorkshire Water and after a short period as Business Reporting Manager she became Director of Finance for Yorkshire Water. In February 2008 Allison took on the additional role of Finance Director of Kelda Group.
She is also the Chair of the West Yorkshire Police Community Trust.
