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caSH REWaRdS FoR REcRUITINg mEmBERS To encourage Institute of Water members to sign up friends and colleagues so they too can enjoy the benefits that the Institute offers, cash rewards of £75, £50 and £25 are given out four times each year. Winners of the Winter prizes are: £75 Sarah Williams for introducing lydie melvin, Severn Trent plc £50 Nick Ellins for introducing Nick davis, Nda packaging Services £25 Shelley Williams for introducing philippa aukett, Southern Water Don’t miss your chance to win!
Paul Sexton receiving his Harvard award from Lynn Cooper, CEO of the Institute of Water and a USIT Trustee. Paul Sexton, General Manager at veolia Water Outsourcing in Scotland and Scottish Area President recently won a USIT award to attend the High Potentials Leadership Course at Harvard Business School in Boston. But getting to Boston in the first place was no easy ride. The interview process by the USIT Trustees is an intensive one as applicants need to demonstrate that they can apply learning from the course for the benefit of the utility industry. “At the end of a presentation and interview I felt like I’d done six rounds with Mike Tyson” says Paul, “but this does get you in the right frame of mind for the course which is incredibly intensive.” The course is run twice a year and takes in 100 delegates from a wide range of countries and industries. “The Harvard professors are incredibly experienced and knowledgeable” comments Paul, “but you learn as much from your fellow delegates as from the course content itself. At my
oBITUaRy Henry 'derek' linton 1912 - 2011 It is with sadness that we advise you of the death of Henry 'Derek' Linton, aged 99. Derek who was Institute of Water President in 1966 was active both locally and at national level. Derek organised the last Conference in Swansea.
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first lecture I sat with a lawyer from a Canadian Pension Fund on one side and the Chief of Staff of an Australian police force on the other. At the next lecture a venture capitalist from India on my left and a director from a pharmaceutical company on my right. It’s the sheer variety of backgrounds and the opportunity to discuss real business issues that allows you to gain some valuable perspectives on business strategy and how to lead”. “The whole experience has been invaluable me” concludes Paul. “I took away dozens of ideas which I can apply in my business and I’ve now got a readymade network of international colleagues from the course. I would really encourage any budding business leaders to apply for the USIT Harvard Award, it’s an experience not to forget”.
Each time you recruit a new member they will enter your name onto the membership application form which asks which member introduced them to the Institute of Water. These contact names are recorded and four times during the year, three names will be chosen at random to receive £75, £50 and £25. The more new members you introduce the more times your name will be entered in the quarterly draw. Winners’ names are printed quarterly in this Journal.
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If you are interested in applying for a USIT Harvard award, applications open in June 2012 at www.usit.org.uk.
dIREcT dEBIT Why not make it easier to renew your membership by signing up to pay by direct debit? This removes the need each year to send a cheque, ring to pay by card or pay by bank transfer or PayPal and means you won’t be chased for forgetting to pay. Direct debit also gives you the option to spread the cost over nine months if you elect to pay in three quarterly instalments. If you would like to sign up for direct debit, ring HQ to ask for a mandate or download one from the ‘Membership’ section of our website.
Congratulations to Martin kane who is leaving his post as Director of Customer Relations at Severn Trent Water Ltd to take over in January as CEO of Severn Trent’s International business based in Philadelphia, USA. With over 3500 employees operating in all corners of the globe, Martin anticipates a lot of travelling. He will still be a frequent visitor to the Uk and intends to continue to support Midlands Area, where he is a former President, as much as he can.
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