Colin Skellett is a scientist and engineer by training. He has worked largely in the water industry and was appointed Chief Executive in 1988. He took the company through privatisation creating a business that consistently delivers the highest environmental and customer service performance within the industry. He has had non-executive roles in rail, travel and international infrastructure businesses, served on the Board of the South West Regional Development Agency. He was also Chair of the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership until 2016. Colin was awarded an OBE for services to business and WaterAid in the 2012 Queen’s Birthday Honours and has Honorary Doctorates in Engineering from the Universities of the West of England and Bristol.