Heidi Mottram
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Heidi Mottram {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CBE}} (born {{birth based on age as of date|46 |2011|06|01|noage=1}}){{Cite news |date=1 June 2011 |title=The Business On... Heidi Mottram, chief executive, Northumbrian Water |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/the-business-on-heidi-mottram-chief-executive-northumbrian-water-2291953.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220509/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/the-business-on-heidi-mottram-chief-executive-northumbrian-water-2291953.html |archive-date=9 May 2022 |access-date=31 October 2017 |work=The Independent}} is a British businesswoman and the chief executive of Northumbrian Water.{{Cite web |last=Lea |first=Robert |date=2024-08-09 |title=Who are the water companies told to clean up their act? |url=https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/companies/article/who-are-the-water-companies-told-to-clean-up-their-act-dl9hd9kn9 |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=The Times}}
Career
Mottram was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, and gained a Bachelor of Science degree in geography at the University of Hull in 1986.{{Cite news |last=Hebden |first=Andrew |date=12 April 2010 |title=Heidi Mottram, Chief Executive Officer, Northumbrian Water |url=http://www.thejournal.co.uk/business/business-news/heidi-mottram-chief-executive-officer-4460012 |access-date=31 October 2017 |work=Thejournal.co.uk}}
After graduating she hoped to study a postgraduate course which would have led to work as a National Park Ranger, but could not get a grant; when asked in 2010 "What's your ideal job, other than the one you've got?" she replied "National Park warden". She joined British Rail in 1986 as a management trainee and rose within the rail industry to become managing director of Northern Rail. In 2009 she was awarded the title of Rail Business Manager of the Year.{{Cite web |title=Our board |url=https://www.nwl.co.uk/your-home/our-board.aspx |access-date=31 October 2017 |publisher=Northumbrian Water}}
In the 2010 New Year Honours, she was awarded an OBE for services to the Rail Industry.{{London Gazette |issue=59282 |date=31 December 2009 |page=11 |supp=1 }}
In April 2010, she joined Northumbrian Water as its chief executive, being the first woman to take the top post in a major British water company. She has said that her ambition is to make Northumbrian Water "the best water company in the UK on every count".{{Cite news |date=14 February 2014 |title=Interview: Heidi Mottram, Chief executive, Northumbrian Water |url=http://utilityweek.co.uk/news/interview-heidi-mottram-chief-executive-northumbrian-water/977102#.Wfj3LIhpHIU |access-date=31 October 2017 |work=Utility Week}} In 2015, it was reported that her salary exceeded £1 million.{{Cite news |last=Fortson |first=Danny |date=18 October 2015 |title=Water giant's payouts risk union revolt |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/water-giants-payouts-risk-union-revolt-d5t2v9wh7qd |access-date=31 October 2017 |work=The Times}}
She was awarded an CBE in the 2018 Birthday Honours.{{Cite web |date=11 June 2018 |title=Queen honours Heidi Mottram with CBE |url=https://netimesmagazine.co.uk/news/queen-honours-heidi-mottram-with-cbe}}
In January 2020, she was appointed to the board of Centrica as a non-executive director.{{Cite web |title=Heidi Mottram |url=https://www.centrica.com/who-we-are/leadership/heidi-mottram/ |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=Centrica plc}}{{Cite news |last=Ungoed-Thomas |first=Jon |date=2022-08-21 |title=England’s highly paid water bosses rake it in from lucrative second jobs |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/21/englands-highly-paid-water-bosses-rake-it-in-from-lucrative-second-jobs |access-date=2024-08-07 |work=The Observer |issn=0029-7712}}
Mottram is also a non-executive director of Eurostar International and a board member of the North East Local Enterprise Partnership, the Kielder Water and Forest Park Development Trust and the Confederation of British Industry. She is a member of the Council of Newcastle University.
In her role as chief executive of Northumbrian Water, Mottram has received £5.25 million in pay since 2019.
Personal life
Mottram enjoys climbing mountains as a hobby. When asked in 2010 to name the four people she would most like to dine with she chose Marie Curie, Eric Morecambe, Bill Clinton and Tenzing Norgay (the sherpa who accompanied Edmund Hillary in the first ascent of Mount Everest).
Mottram is a patron of Northumbria Blood Bikes, a volunteer-led charity transporting urgent medical supplies for the NHS.{{Cite news |last=Engelbrecht |first=Gavin |date=2 June 2017 |title=Volunteers who deliver vital blood and medical supplies honoured with highest award |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/15323588.Volunteers_who_deliver_vital_blood_and_medical_supplies_honoured_with_highest_award/ |access-date=28 September 2018 |work=The Northern Echo}}
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