Nick Hood, Esq, CVO, CBE's Biography

Nick Hood, Esq, CVO, CBE's Professional Career

Career

served DCLI 1955-57; NEM General Insurance Association Ltd and Credit Insurance Association Ltd 1958-64, G B Britton UK Ltd 1964-70 (rising to sales and mktg dir); UBM Group plc: various positions rising to dir Central Region 1970-84, md UBM Overseas Ltd 1972-82; dir HAT Group Ltd 1984-86; chm: Wessex Water Authy 1987-89, Winterthur Life plc 1988-2007, Wessex Water plc 1989-98, Wessex Water Ltd 1998-99, MHIT plc 1998-2003, Frogmat International Ltd 2004-09, Winterthur Life (UK) Ltd 2002-07, Wessex Water Services Ltd, Wessex Water Commercial Ltd, Wessex Waste Management Ltd; vice-chm Azurix Ltd 1998-99; dir: QHIT plc 1998-2004, Clifton College Services Ltd; non-exec dir: Bremhill Industries plc 1987-93, Commercial Union Environmental Trust plc 1992-98, APV plc 1994-97, Brewin Dolphin Holdings plc 2000- (dep chm); cncl memb Water Trg Cncl 1987-99, Fndn for Water Research 1989-99, chm WaterAid 1990-95 (memb Cncl 1989-96), pres International Water Services Assoc 1997-99 (vice-pres 1993-97), life vice-pres American Waterworks Assoc 1998, life vice-pres Int Water Assoc 2002, memb Cncl Water Servs Assoc (vice-chm 1994, chm 1995), tstee West Country Rivers Tst 2000-; memb Advsy Cncl for Business and the Environment 1990-93; dep chm Business in the Community 1993-2007; chm @Bristol 1994-2002 (life vice-pres 2002); dir: The Harbourside Centre 1995-2001, The Harbourside Foundation 1996-2001, West of England Philharmonic Orch 2003-07; chm of tstees: Bristol Cancer Help Centre 2000-07, Walk the Walk charity 2005-; memb The Prince of Wales' Duchy of Cornwall Cncl 1992-2011; govr Merchant's Acad; Master Soc of Merchant Venturers 2007-08, Liveryman Worshipful Co of Plumbers; Hon MBA UWE 2000, fell WWF 1999

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