Severn Trent boss to step down after 11 years in top role

Severn Trent boss Liv Garfield is to step down after 11 years at the helm as the water firm upgraded its full-year guidance (Dominic Lipinski/PA) - (PA Archive)

Severn Trent boss Liv Garfield is to step down after 11 years at the helm, marking the end of the tenure for the FTSE 100’s longest serving female boss.

The London-listed supplier – which provides water and sewage services to more than 4.7 million households and businesses across the Midlands and Wales – said Ms Garfield will leave at the end of December.