Chair of South East Water says he plans to step down
It comes just a week after the group’s chairman quit in the wake of major supply outages in Kent and Sussex
Last updated 8th May 2026
The chief executive of South East Water has announced plans to step down just a week after the group’s chairman quit in the wake of major supply outages in Kent and Sussex.
The supplier said David Hinton, who joined the group’s board in 2013, would stay in post to allow an “orderly transition” over the summer while the group hunts for his successor.
It comes after chairman Chris Train resigned last week following a scathing report by MPs, who said they had “no confidence” in the company’s leadership.
Bosses at South East Water were grilled twice by MPs on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Efra) Committee over their response to multiple supply interruptions across Kent and Sussex.