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South East Water CEO to step down after Kent and Sussex supply outages
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08.05.2026

South East Water CEO to step down after Kent and Sussex supply outages

David Hinton will remain in post while successor is found, utility says, a week after group’s chairman quitThe chief executive of South East Water has announced plans to step down just a week after the group’s chairman quit in the wake of major supply outages in Kent and Sussex.The supplier said David Hinton, who joined the group’s board in 2013, would stay in post to allow an “orderly transition” over the summer while the group hunts for his successor. Continue reading...

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MPs declare no confidence in South East Water leadership over repeated outages affecting 2.3m customers
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Politique·30.04.2026Résumé IA

MPs declare no confidence in South East Water leadership over repeated outages affecting 2.3m customers

MPs have declared no confidence in South East Water's CEO David Hinton and board following repeated water outages affecting 2.3 million customers in Berkshire, Hampshire, Kent, Surrey and Sussex. The Efra committee report criticises leadership for a culture of unaccountability after a two-week outage in Tunbridge Wells left tens of thousands without water, including vulnerable people in care homes. The company faces a £22m fine from Ofwat for supply disruptions affecting over 286,000 people between 2020-2023.

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