Water Resources East (WRE) has announced the appointment of Andy Willicott, Managing Director of Cambridge Water (part of South Staffordshire Water Plc) to the WRE Board.
He will replace Pete Aspley, Wholesale Director, Cambridge Water on the WRE Board, who is due to retire this spring.
Andy Willicott was appointed Managing Director at Cambridge Water and South Staffs Water in May 2020 after previously holding the positions of Transformation Director at Bristol Water, Executive Director with Pennon Group and Chief Operating officer for Sydney Water.
Pete Apsley has been a non-executive Director of WRE since 2019 and has worked for South Staffordshire Plc group for over 30 years.
Commenting on the new appointment, Managing Director of WRE, Robin Price said:
"Andy brings a wealth of global water industry experience and valuable knowledge to WRE and I’m delighted to welcome him to the Board at a critical time as we work with our stakeholders to co-create the first draft of the long-term, multi-sector integrated water resources plan for Eastern England by the end of this year.
“I would like to thank Pete for his extensive and valuable contribution and direction on the WRE Board, helping in the transition of WRE from being part of Anglian Water to becoming an independent, not for profit, inclusive organisation with more than 130 cross-sector members”.
Andy Willicott said:
"The increasing demand for water, coupled with climate change is putting more stress on our limited supply, so we need to act now to ensure we have enough water both now and in the future. WRE is playing a crucial role in this.
“I have experience of managing a water-stressed region, from my time as chief operating officer at Sydney Water, so I’m very much looking forward to getting started. It’s an exciting time as I’ll be helping to steer the organisation through its next stage of development including the publication of WRE’s first draft plan for the region, also ensuring that it aligns with those of the other Regional Groups to form, for the first time, a coherent, joined up water resources strategy for the whole of England.”
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