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David William Owens sandbox
David William Owens sandbox
Born	David William Owens; 1952/25/03; Oswestry, Shropshire
Nationality	England
Education	Wakeman Technical High school
Alma mater	Staffordshire Polytechnic (now Staffordshire university) (Hons)
Occupation	Water/electricity Industry Leader
Years active	2000-Present
Employer	Macquarie Group (former) Thames Water (former)
Organization	Ancala (investor) Islands Energy group (Chair) Leep Utilities (chair)
Known for	Founding 24seven now known as UKPN and former CEO of Thames Water

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Early life[edit]

Owens, born to Robert David Owens and Lillian Owens (nee boulton) was born in Oswestry, Shropshire before moving to Shrewsbury at age 9

Career[edit]

David joined Ancala in 2013 and has an extensive background within utilities. He is a member of Ancala’s investment and valuation committees.

Between 2006 and 2009 he served as CEO of Thames Water. Prior to his role, he was an Asset Director for the Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund where one of his responsibilities was as Director on the Board of NRE, a gas and electricity distribution network in the Netherlands.

After Thames Water, he was Managing Director of Eastern Electricity’s regulated network business and founding CEO of 24Seven Utility Services, a JV between the London and Eastern Electricity regulated network businesses responsible for the delivery of power to 25% of the UK’s population. Prior to Macquarie he was Managing Director of ABB Power Transmission and Distribution.

Awards[edit]

Fellowship of the IET

References[edit]

https://www.ft.com/content/8798224c-de0d-11de-b8e2-00144feabdc0 https://www.ft.com/content/8798224c-de0d-11de-b8e2-00144feabdc0

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