Punch Taverns executive chairman Stephen Billingham has been appointed chairman of Anglian Water Group with immediate effect.
Billingham, who will step down from his executive duties at Punch in June, was appointed a non-executive director of Anglian Water Group last November.
Punch appointed Duncan Garrood, current president of food at international franchise operator MH Alshaya, as its new chief executive last month. Garrood will join the company on or before 15 June.
Billingham joined Punch in September 2011. He was previously group finance director of British Energy Group plc, which was the UK’s largest electricity generator and WS Atkins plc, the UK’s largest engineering consultancy.
He is currently a Government appointed non-executive director and chairman of the Audit Committee of Urenco Ltd.
Billingham takes over as chairman from Robert Napier CBE.
