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RNS Number:4451M
Southern Water Serv (Finance) Ltd
24 January 2008

January 24, 2008
                                   No. 23



                          NEW SOUTHERN WATER CHAIRMAN



Southern Water today announces that Bob Thian is to step down as Chairman
following last October's acquisition of the company by Greensands. He will be
succeeded as Chairman by Mike Welton.



Mr Welton, a chartered civil engineer and a Fellow of the Royal Academy of
Engineering and the Institution of Civil Engineers, was previously Chairman of
construction materials group Hanson plc until its recent acquisition and is the
current Chairman of support services provider Global Solutions Ltd.



A former Chief Executive of the international engineering, construction and
services group Balfour Beatty plc, Mr Welton is also a past Chairman of both the
Turkish/British Business Council and the UK Government's Railway Sector Advisory
Group.  He currently sits on the advisory board of Montrose Associates.



Bob Thian leaves Southern Water, which provides water supply and wastewater
treatment services to four million customers across Kent, Sussex, Hampshire and
the Isle of Wight, after nearly five years as Chairman.



During this time the company has achieved industry leading performance in
capital programme delivery, the lowest level of leakage of the UK's water and
sewerage companies and one of the most improved environmental records in the
industry. In December Southern Water was also the only company to win two awards
at the annual Utility Industry Achievement Awards.



Contact: Jo Osborn 01903 272343
www.southernwater.co.uk






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