A prominent business figure, who also served as a top aid to then-Prime Minister Gordon Brown, is to step down from the board of United Utilities.
Lord Stephen Carter, who has been an independent non-executive director since 2014, will not seek reappointment at the company's annual general meeting on July 22.
Lord Carter has previously held the roles of CEO at J Walter Thompson UK & Ireland and COO of NTL UK & Ireland (now Virgin Media).