Yorkshire Water CEO steps down after firm labelled as 'poorly performing' by Environment Agency

ITV News · ITV News · 2026-10-30 10:34 UTC

Yorkshire Water's chief executive, Nicola Shaw, has resigned after the company was downgraded and given the lowest possible rating by the Environment Agency.

Yorkshire Water's chief executive, Nicola Shaw, has resigned after the company was downgraded and given the lowest possible rating by the Environment Agency over pollution.

Nicola Shaw, who has led the firm since 2022, will leave the role on 1 January to be replaced by Nicola Medalova, a chartered environmental health officer who previously worked for the National Grid.

In a statement shared on Friday, 30 October, Shaw said she was: "Proud of what [...] colleagues have achieved".

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