Gareth is an Independent Non-executive Director of Hafren Dyfrdwy, part of the Severn Trent Group, and a member of the Independent Remuneration Board of the Senedd. He is also a Board Mentor at Criticaleye. He started his career as a freshwater scientist in the water industry before privatisation, so the Hafren Dyfrdwy role is a return to the sector.
He was Chair of Transport Infrastructure Ireland from 2021 to 2026 and Interim Chair of Scottish Rail Holdings. He has also chaired the Remuneration and Nominations Committee at PE-backed Sage Homes, and has been a Non-executive Director at Harwich Haven Authority, Biffa plc and RSSB.
He has led safety, sustainability, ESG, risk and regulatory matters for National Grid plc and Anglo American plc, two global FTSE 100 companies, and for Network Rail, transforming their performance. He has experience of M&A in the UK, US, Latin America and Africa, and led the subsequent integration of operations. As a Non-executive Director of Biffa, he ran its IPO and its subsequent sale to private equity at a 43% premium.
As Chief Executive of DVSA, he led the turnaround of a £400m government trading fund and won awards for its digital transformation.
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