A new Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset has been appointed by the Queen. Mohammed Saddiq, executive director of operations at Wessex Water, will take over from Annie Maw when she retires on October 29.
The businessman, whose parents came to England in the late 1960s from a small village in Pakistan, has had a 30-year career in the water, waste and renewables sectors, including holding a number of senior engineering and management positions.
He said being appointed to the role of Lord-Lieutenant was a "tremendous honour".