In 2007 he joined water industry regulator Ofwat as its first head of climate change policy and wrote its policy statement on the topic. He was also responsible for assessing the climate change elements of the 2009 Price Review. Dr Keil moved to Severn Trent Water in 2011 to lead the company’s work on climate change and resilience. In a role reversal from his job at Ofwat, he helped write the company’s business plan for the 2014 Price Review. This included writing the business case for the Birmingham Resilience Project, the biggest single investment by any water company at PR14.
In 2014 Mike went on secondment to run Severn Trent’s Asset Management Department, consisting of more than 80 technical specialists, which gave him vital experience at the operational sharp end of a water company. In his current role as Business Leader for Asset Strategy he helps set the long-term direction for the company and is leading work to identify the key strategic issues that are likely to be driving future investment.
Dr Keil will take over as Head of Policy and Research from the retiring Deryck Hall who has been in the role since December 2010. Deryck has been with CCWater since its inception in 2005 and previously held roles at WaterVoice and Ofwat.
Tony Smith, Chief Executive of CCWater, said: “Mike will bring a wealth of water industry experience to our team and we are looking forward to welcoming him to CCWater next month. I would also like to thank Deryck for the excellent work he has done on behalf of water consumers for many years and wish him well in his retirement.”
