<p><em>James is Chair of the Audit Committee, having joined the Board as a Non-executive Director in December 2023.</em></p>
<p><em>James was Chief Financial Officer of Severn Trent Plc from 2015 until his retirement in July 2023. Prior to joining Severn Trent, James was interim Chief Financial Officer of Shire Plc, where he had been since 2005. Prior to joining Shire, James spent nine years at Ford Motor Company in various finance roles of increasing responsibility.<br />
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James is currently a non-executive director and Chair of the Audit Committee at Land Securities Group Plc, and a non executive director at Water Plus Group Ltd.</em></p>
<p><em>James has recent and relevant financial experience as a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and as an experienced listed company CFO who has successfully applied his skills across a number of sectors, with broad experience in financial reporting, enterprise risk management, long-term capital investment models and a range of corporate activity, including M&amp;A.</em></p>