South East Water boss quits after supply failures
David Hinton faced criticism after outages affected tens of thousands of people in Kent and Sussex.
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Notable Quotes
"This must mark the beginning of positive change at South East Water, where customers' needs are prioritised and there is a stop to supply outages."
— Emma Reynolds , Politician
"The resignation was obviously the right thing for him to have done."
— Alistair Carmichael , Politician
"It's good that Dave Hinton has done the right thing and resigned."
— Mike Martin , Politician
"We need a feeling of change ASAP."
— Mims Davies , Politician
"I was frustrated that it took so long for Hinton to resign."
— Helen Whately , Politician
"It must mark a fresh start where customer needs are prioritised."
— Emma Reynolds , Politician
"He's finally done the right thing."
— Mike Martin , Politician
"On behalf of the board, I would like to thank Dave for his many years of loyal dedication and service to South East Water Limited."
— Lisa Clement , Executive
"The move to declare no confidence was unusual but necessary, describing the situation as 'an exceptional failure of management and of corporate governance.'"
— Alistair Carmichael , Politician
Key People
Alistair Carmichael is a Liberal Democrat MP and chair of the Environment Committee.
Chairman of South East Water.
David Hinton is the predecessor of John Halsall at South East Water.
Emma Reynolds is the Environment Secretary in the UK government.
Helen Whately is the Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary.
Lisa Clement is the interim chair of South East Water.
Mike Martin is the MP for Tunbridge Wells, who commented on the leadership change at South East Water.
MP for East Grinstead who called for a quick handover after Hinton's resignation.
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David Hinton faced criticism after outages affected tens of thousands of people in Kent and Sussex.
David Hinton steps down as Chief Executive of South East Water, citing his position becoming an 'increasing distraction' after major supply outages affected tens of thousands in Kent and Sussex.
David Hinton resigns as CEO of South East Water following widespread criticism over supply failures in Kent and Sussex, just a week after the chairman's resignation.
David Hinton announces his resignation as CEO of South East Water after a major supply failure at the Pembury treatment works, following a report by MPs expressing no confidence in the company's leadership.
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