Directorate Change

RNS Number : 3080C

United Utilities Group PLC

14 June 2019

 

UNITED UTILITIES GROUP PLC

14 JUNE 2019

United Utilities announces departure of Chief Operating Officer

United Utilities Group PLC announces that after more than 14 years with the company, Steve Fraser, Chief Operating Officer, is leaving the business to become Chief Executive of Cadent Gas Limited.  Steve will leave United Utilities later this year on a date to be confirmed.

Steve Mogford, United Utilities Chief Executive, said: "I would like to thank Steve for the significant contribution he has made to the operational progress we have made and for developing a strong and talented leadership team beneath him. He leaves us at a time when we are finishing this current five year regulatory period in a strong position and are well placed for the next, having received fast track status in Ofwat's assessment of our 2020-2025 business plan".

'On behalf of myself and the Board, we wish Steve well with his new role.'

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United Utilities contacts:

Simon Gardiner, Company Secretary	[phone]
Gaynor Kenyon, Corporate Affairs Director	[phone]
Rob Lee, Head of Investor Relations	[phone]

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Classification - Directorate change

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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