My statement: Susan Davy steps down as South West Water CEO

Today’s announcement closes a sorry tenure as CEO of South West Water where Ms. Davy oversaw shocking levels of sewage spills, plummeting customer confidence, and a water contamination event that sent people to hospital.

In truth, this decision should have come a lot sooner.

The shocking report from Ofwat was clearly the straw that broke the camel’s back, and for me, epitomised the negligent attitude SWW has shown to the environment and its customers in the past five years.

I look forward to meeting the new CEO of SWW when they are announced, and I hope they can learn from the systemic mistakes Ms Davy made throughout her time in post.