Maurice Fletcher

Maurice has served as a Non-Executive Director on each of the Boards of WPD’s four Distribution Network Operating companies since October 31, 2011.

Following graduation from the London School of Economics, his career has included working for a number of Electricity companies - Eastern Electricity, Norweb, SWEB and WPD. He had a variety of roles at operational, senior managerial and Executive Director levels across a range of activities including training and development, human resources, customer relations, external affairs and pensions management.

Following the privatization of the UK Electricity sector, Maurice was a lead player in the restructuring of pay, terms and conditions and the associated rationalization of working practices. He also was a key member of WPD’s executive team involved in the acquisition of Hyder and its subsequent restructuring, followed by the successful integration of the South Wales electricity distribution business.

Following his retirement, Maurice has continued to undertake consultancy and charitable work for a range of organizations.