Phil Swift

Phil joined WPD in 1992 (at that time SWEB) following experience in the aerospace industry and after his graduation as an engineer. After serving as a distribution Team Manager in Plymouth, a number of further senior management roles followed in metering and operational delivery. These Network Services Manager roles for WPD’s South West region in 2002 and West Midlands region in 2011. This latter position followed WPD’s acquisition of Central Networks operations where Phil served as a senior member of the transition team responsible for introducing WPD structures, processes and procedures into the Midlands. His work included Trade Union consultations and negotiations to establish one set of terms and conditions.

More recently, he has led the team responsible for the overall delivery of WPD’s ‘Well Justified Business Plan’ to Ofgem as part of the RIIO-ED1 process, and in July 2013, he was appointed to the Board of WPD as Operations Director. In this role he was responsible for the business’s network services, design and development, logistics and safety and training activities. In November 2018 he was appointed as Chief Executive.