David Hinton
Coverage of David Hinton in the Nexus archive.
- South East Water CEO to step down after Kent and Sussex supply outages
South East Water CEO David Hinton is stepping down after supply outages in Kent and Sussex, and will remain in post until a successor is found. The move comes a week after chair Chris Train resigned. An orderly transition is expected over the summer.
- MPs accuse South East Water leaders of incompetence over repeated outages
MPs have accused South East Water's leadership, including CEO David Hinton and the board, of incompetence and unaccountability over repeated water outages affecting 2.3 million customers in Berkshire, Hampshire, Kent, Surrey, and Sussex. A parliamentary committee declared no confidence in the executives.
- South East Water chief executive to forgo his bonus over ‘unacceptable outages’
David Hinton, CEO of South East Water, will forgo his £400,000 salary bonus due to 'unacceptable outages' affecting thousands of customers in Kent and Sussex. The decision follows criticism from MPs regarding the company's water supply failures.