Mind the Gap with Mariella
About
In this episode of Mind the Gap, we meet one of the leading business figures in the UK, with a track record of innovating across industries, and boosting the profile of women in work.
Liv Garfield CBE is a former UK Government international business ambassador and the youngest-ever female FTSE-100 CEO.
After studying at Cambridge, and a stint at the British Consulate in Brussels, Liv began her career in strategic consulting for the technology sector. She has been a CEO since 2011 with Openreach, becoming a FTSE-100 CEO in 2014 when she was named the new chief executive of Severn Trent.
Liv has also held several board positions with both UK and US-based international businesses, including Tesco and Brookfield Asset Management, and is Chair of the UK Government’s Council for Sustainable Business. She is also a member of The 30% Club, which aims to achieve a minimum of 30% female representation on the boards of FTSE 100 companies.
Speaker
Liv Garfield
CEO Severn Trent Water
Olivia (Liv) brings to the Board a wealth of experience managing customer service delivery and complex infrastructure and organisations in a regulated environment. Before joining Severn Trent, Liv was Chief Executive Officer of Openreach, part of the BT Group, where she spearheaded and oversaw the commercial roll-out of fibre broadband to two-thirds of the country. She joined BT in 2002 and held the pivotal roles of Group Director of Strategy and Regulation, Managing Director Commercial and Brands, Global Services and UK Customer Services Director. From 1998 to 2002, Liv worked for Accenture as a consultant in the Communications and High-Tech Market Unit, designing and implementing business change solutions across a number of industry sectors.
In October 2020, Liv was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to the water industry.
Other Roles:
Non-Executive Director of Water UK Non-Executive Director of Brookfield Asset Management Limited Director of Water Plus Limited – joint venture with United Utilities Chair of the Council for Sustainable Business Member of the Takeover Panel, and its Hearings Committee and Nomination Committee Member of the UK Investment Council Member of The 30% Club