Yorkshire Water chief executive to step down after lowest environmental rating
Business · First reported 30 Oct, 07:54 · Updated 08:45
Nicola Shaw will leave her role on 1 January, a day after Yorkshire Water received the Environment Agency’s lowest possible rating. The agency reported 260 pollution incidents linked to the company in 2025.
- Yorkshire Water chief executive Nicola Shaw said she would step down on 1 January; Nicola Medalova is due to replace her.
- The Environment Agency gave the company one star out of four, its lowest rating, and said it was responsible for 260 pollution incidents in 2025.
- The reports connect Shaw’s departure to the company’s rating; the BBC also reports on criticism of her, past payments, and reactions from MPs.
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- Chief executive
- Nicola Shaw
- Departure date
- 1 January
- Named successor
- Nicola Medalova
- Environment Agency rating
- One star out of four
- Pollution incidents reported for 2025
- 260
- Reported payments to Shaw
- £1.9m between 2023 and 2026
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