Severn Trent becomes first FTSE 100 firm to have female chair, CEO and CFO Making strides Boardroom history was made this morning as Severn Trent became the first and only FTSE 100 firm to appoint women to the company’s three top positions of chair, chief executive and chief financial officer. The water company announced the news with the appointment of Helen Miles as the firm’s new CFO, previously the capital and [...]
Severn Trent’s turnover booms as it offers 90 per cent discounts on soaring bills Helping customers Water firm Severn Trent had a spike in earnings and profits for the first half of the year, as it offers 90 per cent discounts to customers struggling with their bills. The London-listed utilities firm confirmed a 10.8 per cent increase in turnover from 2021 by up £103.6 million. The company also announced a near [...]
Severn Trent rings changes following retirement of top official after 12 years Moving Severn Trent is ringing the changes on its board following the retirement of a long-serving official after 12 years at the helm. Bronagh Kennedy will step down as Group General Counsel and Company Secretary in early December, with the company splitting up the roles. Both Severn Trent and its Water Limited company will have Didar [...]
Severn Trent on track for targets just months after launching affordability scheme for struggling Brits July 14, 2022 Water supply Severn Trent said it was enjoying a good start to the year operationally and said it expects at least £50m in customer outcome delivery incentives (ODI) outperformance payments in FY23.
Severn Trent pledges more support for households as it battles sewer spillages May 25, 2022 Water supply company Severn Trent has enjoyed a spike in group turnover this year, as consumption returns to pre-pandemic levels.
Women now dominate boards of top three water firms, with five-out-of-six CEO and chair positions held April 28, 2022 Women now dominate the boards of water companies, with five out of six heads taking up the roles. The majority of chief executives and chairs for the three FTSE-Listed water firms, Severn Trent, Pennon and United Utilities, are now held by women. This comes after Louise Beardmore was promoted to chief executive at UU, succeeding [...]
Severn Trent’s guidance unchanged following ‘strong’ performance February 2, 2022 Water giant Severn Trent announced today its guidance to deliver ‘at least £75m’ in customer ODI rewards has remained unchanged following a ‘strong operational performance’. In the period to 2 February, the FTSE-100 firm reported that 90 per cent of its customer ODI measures remained ahead of target, including a 100 per cent registered on [...]
Water firms turn on taps with £2.7bn investment pledge July 15, 2021 The UK’s water companies will pour a total of £2.7bn into environmental improvements over the next five years, it was announced this morning. On top of £1.9bn of pre-planned spending, sector regulator Ofwat has this morning approved an extra £793m of investment. The watchdog said that the additional spending would “allow water companies to take [...]
Severn Trent to raise £250m to fund green projects May 19, 2021 Severn Trent announced this morning that it would seek to raise £250m through a share placing in order to fund six new green projects. The water firm said that the shares, are expected to represent up to 5 per cent of its existing share capital, would be priced at 9717/19 p each. The proceeds will [...]
Severn Trent raises dividend despite fall in profits November 21, 2019 Severn Trent raised its dividend this morning despite a fall in profits due to its deferral of customer incentives and increased investment in infrastructure renewals. Read more: Severn Trent announces new chair Shares in the utility slipped over 1.5 per cent in the morning’s trading. The figures Severn Trent announced revenue of £910m for the [...]