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Rising Stars
As part of the Institute of Water's ongoing work to nurture rising talent in the water sector it has teamed up with the main utility magazine Utility Week to celebrate and reward eight young members who have shown both the potential and an appetite to progress in the water industry. as part of this ‘Rising Stars’ Initiative the following young members have been selected and invited to attend the largest annual utility event, the Utility Industry achievement awards dinner at grosvenor House Hotel, london, on Thursday 15 december: kath ayres, United Utilities Niall darrant, Black & veatch
Speaking about the initiative chief Executive lynn cooper said: “These eight people have been selected because they have made good use of one or more of the opportunities available to members; they are more likely to ask what they can do for the Institute than what the Institute can do for them. This is a great way to recognise and reward their initiative and also to challenge them to make the most of this new opportunity, available only to a handful of members each year. I look forward to following their progress during the coming year and I hope they rise to the challenge by becoming future leaders in the water sector.”
paul Holton, South East Water lucy Johnson, Primayer
Janet Wood, Editor of Utility Week adds:
ashley moule, Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
“The utility industry is keen to nurture new talent and take on board innovation and it’s great to recognise these ‘rising stars’ in water companies who are doing just that. I look forward to meeting them at the Utility Industry Achievement Awards and I hope they will find it a useful and enjoyable celebration of the industry’s – and their - achievements”.
craig murray, Scottish Water Horizons cigolene Nguyen, Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Tim Wagstaff, Essex & Suffolk Water
Accompanied by Roger Harrington (Managing Director, Sembcorp Bournemouth Water) and peter Simpson (Managing Director, Anglian Water) The ‘Rising Stars’ will be encouraged to network and make best use of the occasion.
As part of the initiative the ‘Rising Stars’ will be asked to undertake tasks designed to help them develop and widen their experience; and each will be asked to interview an Industry Regulator for a series of Journal features next year. This is a great opportunity for a limited number of people and the Institute is hoping to repeat the initiative next year as it looks to develop younger talent and nurture employees new to the industry. You can read about some of the Rising Stars and what they have gained from this initial experience in the next issue of the Journal.
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