Former Yorkshire Water and Kelda CEO to join Severfield
THE former chief executive of Yorkshire Water and Kelda is to join structural steel group Severfield as a non-executive director.
Kevin Whiteman is a chartered engineer and currently non-executive chairman of Kelda Group and Yorkshire Water, to which he was appointed in 2010 after eight years as chief executive of both companies.
In 2013 Mr Whiteman was appointed chairman of privately-owned NG Bailey. Prior to his current role at Kelda Group, he held positions including chief executive of the National Rivers Authority, regional director of the Environment Agency, as well as a number of senior positions within British Coal.
He will take over as the senior non-executive director following the retirement of Keith Elliott in July.
Tony Osbaldiston also joins the board as a non-executive director, while the company announced that Toby Hayward will retire, having served as a non-executive director for six years, including three years as non-executive chairman and three years as chairman of the audit committee.
Mr Osbaldiston is a chartered accountant having qualified with PwC. He was previously finance director of Max Factor UK, Volvo Cars UK, Raymarine and FirstGroup.
John Dodds, chairman of Severfield, said: “I am delighted to welcome Tony and Kevin to the board. They both have strong track records and bring a wealth of experience that will be of significant benefit to the group as it continues its strategic and operational development.
“The board would like to thank Toby for his extensive contribution and dedication to the company over a number of years, and we wish him well for the future.”
