Our board and executive team

Our governance structure includes a board of non-executive and executive board members. The board provides leadership, direction, support and challenge. Our executive team is responsible for delivering services.
We also have an Audit and Assurance Committee which operates on these terms of reference and a Remuneration and Membership Committee which operates on these terms of reference.
Customers sit on our scrutiny group to review our services in line with our commitment to co-regulation.
You can view our organisation's governance and committee structure chart here.
Iain is a chartered accountant who joined South West Water in 2008 following both audit and senior financial roles. He held a range of senior financial and operational managerial roles within South West Water prior to becoming regulatory director and a member of the executive in 2015.
Following South West Water’s business plan for 2020-25 being recognised as one of only three in the UK water industry with ‘fast track status’ by the industry regulator, Ofwat, Iain became operations director for SWW. Iain held this role until 2023
when he joined Welsh Water as an executive director.
Outside of work Iain spends most of his time enjoying sports with his two children who are keen tennis, rugby and cricket players.
Iain is a chartered accountant who joined South West Water in 2008 following both audit and senior financial roles. He held a range of senior financial and operational managerial roles within South West Water prior to becoming regulatory director and a member of the executive in 2015.
Following South West Water’s business plan for 2020-25 being recognised as one of only three in the UK water industry with ‘fast track status’ by the industry regulator, Ofwat, Iain became operations director for SWW. Iain held this role until 2023
when he joined Welsh Water as an executive director.
Outside of work Iain spends most of his time enjoying sports with his two children who are keen tennis, rugby and cricket players.