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RNS Number : 2472Z  Severn Trent PLC  13 September 2022

Severn Trent Plc: Group Company Secretary and General Counsel changes

 

The Board of Severn Trent Plc (the 'Company') today announces that Bronagh
Kennedy will retire as Group General Counsel and Company Secretary on 2
December 2022, having served the Company for nearly 12 years.

 

Effective 2 December 2022, the role of General Counsel and Company Secretary
for both Severn Trent Plc and Severn Trent Water Limited will be split into
two roles - the Group General Counsel and the Group Company Secretary.

 

Didar Dhillon will be appointed as the Company's new General Counsel for both
Severn Trent Plc and Severn Trent Water Limited with effect from 2 December
2022.

 

Didar joins Severn Trent from Pinsent Masons LLP, where he is a Partner and
leads their Birmingham Projects and Local Government Practices.  Didar
specialises in the energy and infrastructure sectors acting for local
authorities, government departments and private sector organisations across
England and Wales.  He has closed over 40 major projects and has latterly
focused on the delivery of the Net Zero Agenda through innovative smart
cities, community energy and E-mobility schemes.

 

Hannah Woodall-Pagan will be appointed as the Company's new Group Company
Secretary for both Severn Trent Plc and Severn Trent Water Limited with effect
from 2 December 2022 following the retirement of Bronagh.

 

Hannah is a Chartered Company Secretary and is a Fellow of the Chartered
Governance Institute. She has substantial corporate governance and listed
company experience, gained in a number of senior leadership roles spanning the
FTSE100 and FTSE250.  Hannah joined the Group in 2015 from Mitchells &
Butlers Plc, where she spent five years in a variety of roles of increasing
responsibility within the company secretarial, governance and risk functions.

 

Christine Hodgson, Chair, said: "The Directors wish to express our
appreciation for the significant contribution made by Bronagh during her
tenure as Group General Counsel and Company Secretary and thank her for her
long-standing service. We wish her the very best in her retirement.

 

Didar and Hannah's appointments underline the Company's continued commitment
to strong corporate governance and the quality of its succession planning and
talent management processes.  Their appointments will allow for an orderly
and seamless handover and we look forward to working with them."

 

Enquiries

 Investors & Analysts
 Rachel Martin              Severn Trent Plc  +44 (0) 7824 624011
 Head of Investor Relations

 

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