Alison Sleightholm

Resources & External Affairs Director at Western Power Distribution (East Midlands) plc

Alison joined Western Power Distribution (then SWEB) on graduation, in 1985 and has had a number of engineering roles across the business.

As WPD’s Regulation and Government Affairs Manager she has played a leading role in regulatory price reviews and the development of WPD’s business plan and stakeholder engagement programme. She also was heavily involved in the acquisition and integration of both South Wales and more recently the Midlands distribution networks into WPD.

On April 1 2018 Alison became WPD’s Resources and External Affairs Director.

Alison has a BSc in Electrical Engineering from Southampton University and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology.