About us

Membership: Executive Committee; Disclosure Committee

Career and responsibilities:

Helen joined Severn Trent in November 2014 as the Chief Commercial Officer, and in 2020 became the Capital and Commercial Services Director.  Helen became CFO designate and an executive director of the Company on 1 April 2023, and will take on the role of CFO on July 6 after having completed a full handover process from Bowling.

She brings with her a breadth of commercial experience having worked within regulated businesses and sectors across Telecoms, Leisure and Banking.  As a member of the UK Board, Helen was instrumental in delivering HomeServe’s future growth strategy and ensuring a sustainable, customer-focused business.  An experienced finance professional, Helen was previously Chief Financial Officer for Openreach, part of BT Group Plc, and has extensive experience of delivering major business transformation across the Group. Prior to BT Group, Helen worked in a variety of sectors and organisations such as Bass Taverns, Barclays Bank, and Compass Group.

Other Roles:

• Non-Executive Director of Breedon Group Plc