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New appointments to the Board of the Consumer Council for Water |
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Wednesday, 03 September 2008 |
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Phil Woolas, Minister for Water, has made the following appointments to the Board of the Consumer Council for Water (CCWater):
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Sir James Perowne - Chair of the Regional Committee for the Central & Eastern Regions
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David Bland OBE - Chair of the Regional Committee for the Thames & South East Regions
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Colette Isaaks - Independent Member
Phil Woolas said:
"I am pleased to confirm the appointments of Sir James Perowne and David Bland as Chairs of the merged Regional Committees and to welcome Colette Isaaks onto the CCWater board as an independent member. CCWater has a vital role as a consumer champion, holding water companies, regulators and Government to account. These appointments will help CCWater to continue to effectively represent the views of consumers as we go through what is a very challenging time for the water sector."
The appointments were made in consultation with the Chair of Consumer Council for Water, Dame Yve Buckland. Dame Buckland said:
"These new Board members provide us with wisdom, technical knowledge and passion for representing the interests of water consumers into the next price review."
Sir James Perowne is currently the interim Chair of the CCWater Regional Committee for the Central and Eastern Regions, Professor David Bland OBE is currently the interim Chair of Regional Committee for the Thames and South East Regions and Colette Isaaks was formerly Head of Consumer Protection for Legal Services in England and Wales at the Department for Constitutional Affairs (now Ministry of Justice).
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