UNITED UTILITIES GROUP PLC
United Utilities appoints Non-Executive Director
United Utilities Group PLC today (21st February) announces the appointment of
Sara Weller as a non-executive director with effect from 1st March 2012.
Sara has wide-ranging business experience, having worked for Mars, Abbey
National and Sainsbury's, before becoming Managing Director of Argos in 2004.
She served on the Board of Mitchells and Butlers as the Senior Independent
Director from 2003-2006 and also chaired its Remuneration Committee from
2003-2010. Currently, she is a Non-Executive Director of Lloyds Banking Group
and Lead Non-Executive Director for the Department for Communities and Local
Government.
United Utilities' Chairman, Dr John McAdam said: "We are delighted Sara is
joining the board of United Utilities given her extensive experience. Her
understanding of customer facing businesses, together with her knowledge of
operating within a regulated environment, will be major assets to the Board as
the water industry prepares for the opening up of the sector to more
competition."
As the boards of United Utilities Group PLC and United Utilities Water PLC
(UUW) consist of the same directors, Sara will also be appointed as a
non-executive director of UUW with effect from 1st March 2012.
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United Utilities contacts:
Simon Gardiner, Company Secretary +44 (0) 1925 237071
Darren Jameson, Head of Investor Relations +44 (0) 1925 237033
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".
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