Our directors

Gordon Maxwell
Chairman
Gordon has a wide range of senior executive and managerial experience gained at Thames Water, where he was Managing Director, Mid Kent Water where he was Chairman and at Cortaulds plc. He also holds a number of non-executive directorships in business and charitable organisations.
Paul Butler
Managing Director
Paul has a wealth of water industry experience, including most recently serving as Managing Director of Mid Kent Water from 2001 to October 2006. A Chartered Accountant he previously worked for Mid Kent Water as Group Financial Controller, Ernst and Young and Marks and Spencer. Paul is currently a director of UKWIR a water industry research organisation; Water UK, the industry trade association and a member of the South East Regional Council of the CBI.
Jo Stimpson
Finance Director
Jo, a chartered accountant and a law graduate, has held a number of senior management posts in finance, most recently at Charteris and ICL.
Paul Seeley
Asset Director
Paul Seeley has more than 30 years experience in the water industry, most recently serving as Managing Director of Mid Kent Water from October 2006 to December 2007. A Chartered Environmentalist, he previously worked for Mid Kent Water as Asset Director. Prior to this he has held posts with Southern Water, Severn Trent and North West Water.
David Shore
Operations Director
David is a Chartered Civil Engineer with a BSc in Chemical Engineering, an MSc in Public Health Engineering and an MBA. He has 28 years experience in the water industry, gained from working in the UK at Southern Water, Newcastle & Gateshead Water Company (later North East Water), North West Water and Three Valleys Water, and also overseas.
Damian Green MP
Non-Executive Director
The MP for Ashford was appointed to the South East Water board in December 2007 and is currently Shadow Minister for Immigration. Damian was the Conservative spokesman for the Environment from 1999-2001.
Charles Harries
Non-Executive Director
A chartered civil engineer, Charles was appointed to the South East Water board in December 2007. He has previously held a number of senior management positions at Southern Water including, latterly, responsibility for the regulatory price setting process.
David Ridley
Non-Executive Director
David Ridley is a Director of Hastings Fund Management (UK) Ltd and was appointed to the South East Water board in December 2007. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, an ASX Accredited Derivative Adviser and holds a Bachelor of Commercefrom the University of Melbourne.
Valeria Rosatti
Non-Executive Director
Valeria Rosati is Investment Director at Hastings Fund Management (UK) Ltd and was appointed to the South East Water board in December 2007. She manages the funds of the two principal shareholders which own South East Water. Valeria, who holds a degree cum laude in Business and Economics from L.U.I.S.S. University in Rome, was heavily involved in both the acquisition of South East Water and the subsequent Competition Commission process in relation to its merger with Mid Kent Water.
Graham Setterfield
Non-Executive Director
Graham was appointed to the South East Water board in December 2007 and previously served as Chairman of the former Mid Kent Water company. Graham has also chaired the Institute of Civil Engineers Water board and the South East Water Forum. A former deputy managing director of Southern Water, Graham most recently worked at Water UK where he was Director of Water Services.
Robert Weeden
Non-Executive Director
Robert was appointed to the South East Water board in December 2007 and has a background in economic regulation. Previous roles have included senior positions at Water UK, H.M. Treasury, the Inland Revenue and the Department of Health.