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Thames Water faces row over £1m payment to finance chief

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Thames Water faces row over £1m payment to finance chief

The Guardian · Aug 10, 2026, 8:41 AM UTC

Campaign group says firm is ‘taking the mickey’ by paying fee and Andy Burnham should nationalise it Business live – latest updates Thames Water has paid its chief financial officer, Steve Buck, a £1m signing fee despite intense scrutiny of Britain’s biggest water company’s finances as it tries to avoid being taken into public control.…