Northumbrian Water

Winner of the Queen’s
Award for Enterprise

in the category of
sustainable development

We are proud to provide a sustainable, affordable, clean and safe water supply and to manage and treat the waste water returned to us in a way that protects the environment.

Nomination committee

The Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer and a majority of independent non-executive directors are members of the Nomination Committee.

The main duty of the Nomination Committee is to identify and nominate candidates to fill Board vacancies for approval by the Board. The Committee reviews succession planning for the Board and will make recommendations to the Board when appropriate. The Committee’s general policy is to use external recruitment consultants or to advertise in order to identify suitable candidates. All non-executive directors are appointed for a term of one year. In accordance with the Articles, all directors are subject to annual re-election at the AGM.

The work of the Nomination Committee is described in the Annual report and financial statements.

For more detailed information on the functions performed by the Nomination Committee please refer to the Nomination Committee Terms of Reference.