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SUMMARY:Excellence In Action - Northern Branch Training Mo
 rning
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  \n <p><strong>Guest speaker confirmed! </strong><
 /p>\n \n <p><strong>Steve Fraser\, Chief Exec\, Ca
 dent Gas</strong></p>\n \n <p>Accountable for serv
 ing c.11 million customers across 5 gas distributi
 on networks by operating the system and maintainin
 g it safely as well as running the National Gas Em
 ergency service on behalf of all distribution netw
 orks.</p>\n \n <p>Over 20 years’ experience of man
 aging and transforming infrastructure business’ la
 tterly as Chief Operating Officer and a main board
  Director of the FTSE100 water company United Util
 ities.</p>\n \n <p>A degree in Management Studies 
 and a Masters in Engineering Management from UMIST
 \, he holds a diploma in Advanced Management from 
 Harvard University.</p>\n \n <p>After leaving educ
 ation\, Steve trained in utilities operations work
 ing across water\, electricity\, and latterly high
 -pressure Gas pipelines.</p>\n \n <p>Steve became 
 a Director of Bethell Group where he worked to est
 ablish them as a leading player in the energy serv
 ices sector prior to joining United Utilities in 2
 005 to run the global outsourcing division Energy 
 and Contracting Services working across the UK Eur
 ope and The Middle East.</p>\n \n <p>Board Directo
 r at Southern Water between May 2022 and September
  2025\, supporting oversight during a period of tr
 ansformation for the organisation.</p>\n \n <p>In 
 September 2025\, Steve joined the Board of Manches
 ter Airport Group as a Non-Executive Director.</p>
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 \n \n <p> </p>\n \n <p><strong><u>Event Format</u>
 </strong></p>\n \n <p>- Welcome & introduction fro
 m the Northern Branch Chair</p>\n \n <p>- Guest Sp
 eaker - Steve Frazer - Keynote</p>\n \n <p>- Multi
 ple breakout & workshop sessions hosted by member 
 companies</p>\n \n <p>- Event close</p>\n \n <p> <
 /p>\n \n <p><u><strong>Please note</strong></u></p
 >\n \n <p>Mid morning refreshments are provided\, 
 however lunch is not. The event is due to complete
  at Midday.</p>\n \n <p>CPD Certificates are avail
 able for attending this event. Please contact Guil
 d HQ for more information.</p>\n \n <p> </p></body
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DESCRIPTION: \n \n \n \n Guest speaker confirmed! \n \n \n \n 
 Steve Fraser\, Chief Exec\, Cadent Gas\n \n \n \n 
 Accountable for serving c.11 million customers acr
 oss 5 gas distribution networks by operating the s
 ystem and maintaining it safely as well as running
  the National Gas Emergency service on behalf of a
 ll distribution networks.\n \n \n \n Over 20 years
 ’ experience of managing and transforming infrastr
 ucture business’ latterly as Chief Operating Offic
 er and a main board Director of the FTSE100 water 
 company United Utilities.\n \n \n \n A degree in M
 anagement Studies and a Masters in Engineering Man
 agement from UMIST\, he holds a diploma in Advance
 d Management from Harvard University.\n \n \n \n A
 fter leaving education\, Steve trained in utilitie
 s operations working across water\, electricity\, 
 and latterly high-pressure Gas pipelines.\n \n \n 
 \n Steve became a Director of Bethell Group where 
 he worked to establish them as a leading player in
  the energy services sector prior to joining Unite
 d Utilities in 2005 to run the global outsourcing 
 division Energy and Contracting Services working a
 cross the UK Europe and The Middle East.\n \n \n \
 n Board Director at Southern Water between May 202
 2 and September 2025\, supporting oversight during
  a period of transformation for the organisation.\
 n \n \n \n In September 2025\, Steve joined the Bo
 ard of Manchester Airport Group as a Non-Executive
  Director.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n  \n \n \n \n Eve
 nt Format\n \n \n \n - Welcome & introduction from
  the Northern Branch Chair\n \n \n \n - Guest Spea
 ker - Steve Frazer - Keynote\n \n \n \n - Multiple
  breakout & workshop sessions hosted by member com
 panies\n \n \n \n - Event close\n \n \n \n  \n \n 
 \n \n Please note\n \n \n \n Mid morning refreshme
 nts are provided\, however lunch is not. The event
  is due to complete at Midday.\n \n \n \n CPD Cert
 ificates are available for attending this event. P
 lease contact Guild HQ for more information.\n \n 
 \n \n  \n \n 
CATEGORIES:Training Day
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DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/London:20260903T090000
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260903T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260903T120000
LOCATION:Kirklees College Engineering Centre\n Turnbridge R
 d\n Huddersfield\, HD1 6AG\n United Kingdom\n 
URL:https://pipeguild.com/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=595
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