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Northern Ireland Water Board Members Sacked
Northern Ireland Water Board Members Sacked
Northern Ireland Water Board Members Sacked
The Board consists of our Chairman and acting Chief Executive - Chris Mellor and four Non-
Executive Directors - John Ballard, Ruth Thompson, Declan Gormley and Donald Price.
The Non-Executive Directors are joined on the Board by Executive Directors - Ronan Larkin
(Director of Finance and Regulation) and George Butler (Director of Asset Management).
Below are our Chairman / Chief Executive and Non-Executive Board members.
Non-Executive Board Members
Chris Mellor
Chairman
Chris joined as non-executive Chair in February 2006. He spent five and a
half years as CEO of Anglian Water Group up to 2003. Chris is a qualified
accountant and has worked for nearly 25 years in the Water Industry in both the public and
private sectors.
John Ballard
Non Executive Director
John is a former Finance Director of the Department for Environment, Transport and the
Regions (DETR) and Water Director with the Department of Environment, Food and Rural
Affairs (DEFRA). He is a member of the Steering Board for the Marine Fisheries Agency,
appointed by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. He is also a
non-executive Director of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, NHS Trust.
Donald Price
Non Executive Director
Donald is a former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Board Director of the
Northern Bank, where he is currently a non-executive director. A former
Managing Director of NIR and the Belfast Telegraph, he is a Fellow of the
Institute of Bankers and a member of the CBI and IoD.
Responsible for the overall performance of Northern Ireland Water and the
ongoing transformation of the organisation into an efficient, customer
focussed, world class water utility.
Ronan Larkin
Director of Finance & Regulation
George Butler
Director of Asset Management
George has worked in most aspects of the water industry as a consultant,
independent contractor, regulator and financier.
In his early career he procured major water and waste facilities in the UK and
overseas, using conventional and PPP models.
George's role with Northern Ireland Water has responsibility for strategic asset
management and the company's scientific services.
Mark Ellesmere
General Counsel and Company Secretary
Mark Ellesmere is Head of Legal and Company Secretary at Northern Ireland
Water Limited (“NIW”). He is a member of the NIW Executive Team. He is
responsible for all legal matters impacting on the organisation including the
establishment of the in-house legal function within NIW as well as external
advisors instructed on behalf of NIW.
Mark has spent the last 11 years as a senior in-house lawyer. Prior to his role
at NIW he held a similar position at First Trust Bank in Northern Ireland.
Mark qualified and practised in the City of London as a solicitor for several
years before returning home to Northern Ireland in 1996.