Steve is a chartered mechanical engineer and has worked in the water industry for around twenty five years. Steve has also achieved an MBA from City University in London and is a visiting professor with the Centre for Environmental Policy at Imperial College in London.

Steve’s career in the water started in the manufacturing industry where he was involved in the R&D and design.

At Anglian Water, Steve has played a key role in delivering major capital programme followed by a period as a regional operations manager in wastewater, before being appointed Head of Innovation.

Steve is a creative individual who is passionate about making a better world through innovation and is actively involved in collaborations with other water companies and different industrial sectors.  He also chairs the Industrial Advisory Panel for the STREAM programme, a university collaboration funded by EPSRC.