WaterWeekly 2.0 Vol 4
Water Weekly Newsletter
Featuring New Roles in Business and the Global Water Summit of 2024.
A weekly round-up of all the latest news in the water industry!
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We are back this week with another newsletter exploring more new roles in business and the upcoming GWI event!
But first, before we dive into other business news, we have an announcement ourselves!
Last week was extremely exciting for us within the water space at Jackson Hogg! We are happy to announce that we have welcomed some more great talent to our fast-growing Leeds office - George Asher has joined the team as Senior Consultant within our Water Sector and will be heavily involved within the Smart Water space!
“I am very excited to be part of the already established Water Team at Jackson Hogg, and I look forward to building my own desk and creating new relationships within the sector.” - George Asher
Other appointments in Business
Wilo Group appoints new Sales Director!
Jason Cox has been appointed a new position as Sales Director after 3 years experience at Wilo, and over 20 years within the building, heating and renewable energy industries. The new position will support the company’s sustainability strategy and consultative services that cover the complete life cycle of pumps and pumping systems. In expanding Wilo’s consultative services to specifiers, consultants and contractors, Jason will ensure that new build schemes have the best pumps and systems in place at design and specification stage, striving for energy efficiency and system reliability from the start, which will help ensure the best possible efficiency in the long term.
ABB appoints Morten Wierod to succeed Bjorn Rosengren as CEO! Morten Wierod is due to take over as Chief Executive Officer at ABB on August 1st. It has come after Wierod joined the ABB team in 1998, and has been a member of the Executive Committee for the last 5 years.
Morten Wierod has said:
“I am grateful that the Board has given me the opportunity to lead this great company with its people and technologies that are at the heart of building a low-carbon society. It has been a privilege to work alongside Björn over the past years.”
ZwitterCo announces Christy Harner as Vice President of Marketing Communications!
Christy Harner has joined the advanced membrane technology company as it continues to expand the adoption of its breakthrough water filtration
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Global Water Summit 2024
As we begin April, we thought it would be important to highlight the Global Water Summit which is due to take place in London from 15th – 17th April. The event is renowned for its industry-leading agenda and high concentration of water sector executives in attendance each year. Crucial topics such as water finance, water technology, utility innovation, the circular economy, desalination and digital water will be explored throughout the event, giving attendees the opportunity to engage, discuss and share ideas and opinions. Water ministers, utility chief executives, business leaders, investors, engineers and water technologists will be attending in a couple of weeks.
The Global Water Awards of 2024 will also be announced within the event – Take a look at our Vol 2 Newsletter to see some of the shortlisted nominees!
Anyhow, some exciting speakers within the Major Projects Symposium are:
Andy Biffen - Executive Director - Asset Development, EWEC
Udi Zukerman - VP, Business Development, CQM Group
Within the Water Resilience Workshop
Amit Lang - CEO, Mekorot
Dr Mark Fletcher FREng - Director & Global Business Leader, Arup
Ian Thompson - VP & Managing Director, UK, Ireland & Eastern Europe reigon, Xylem.
Within the 'What's Next for UK Water?' Team
David Black - Chief Executive, Ofwat
Above are just few of the many exciting speakers attending the Summit across the 3-day period.
As always, thanks for reading this week’s edition.
We are planning on collaborating with some more exciting features within the next few posts, so if you would like to get involved in sharing some industry insights then please get in touch.
At Jackson Hogg, we have a desire to grow and expand every day. Our brand-new Leeds Office gives a perfect opportunity for new talent to join the team! If you are interested or have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
@alex.mason@jacksonhogg.com