Steve Kaye

Chief Executive Officer

Steve Joined UKWIR in September 2018. Before joining UKWIR Steve held key roles at Anglian Water in capital delivery, operations and as Head of Innovation.

He is a chartered mechanical engineer and has worked in the water industry for about 27 years. He has an MBA from City University in London and is a Visiting Professor at Imperial College.

Carol Ham

Office Manager

Carol is the first point of contact for UKWIR's members and customers, is well-known amongst UKWIR's members and has been with UKWIR for a number of years. She manages the website and the UKWIR Annual Programme, as well as the day-to-day tasks of the head office.

Mandy Fletton

Senior Programme Manager

Mandy joined UKWIR in January 2016. Her role is to drive UKWIR’s research programme forward as well as providing support to UKWIR's Project Managers and developing collaborative relationships with external organisations.

Mandy was educated at Hull and Anglia Ruskin Universities, is a Chartered Chemist and gained experience in the analytical, regulation, drinking water and wastewater operation areas of the industry with Anglian Water before joining UKWIR. 

Jenni Hughes

Strategic Programme Manager

Jenni started her career at Thames Water in 2012, joining on the Operations Graduate Programme. She has delivered Thames Water’s Chemical Investigations Programme since 2014 and supported many of UKWIR’s projects related to chemicals and plastics.

She holds a Masters in Environmental Science and Technology from Lancaster University.

Oluseyi Onifade

Strategic Programme Manager

Olu started her career in the Water industry working for Laing O’Rourke on Thames Water’s Victorian Mains Replacement Programme before moving to South East Water. Olu spent 10 years with South East Water doing various roles of which the last 4 years were spent delivering the flagship Compulsory Metering Programme in which more than 90 percent of South East Water’s domestic customers had a water meter fitted.

Olu holds an MSc qualification in Project Management, Finance, and Risk from City University, London.

Imad Ahmed

Head of Partnerships and Funding

Imad joined UKWIR in August 2021. His role is to create and implement a funding strategy that is supported by UKWIR’s members, to identify funding opportunities, and to support the development of research proposals. He is also responsible for building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders, external organisations, and potential collaborators for funding.

Imad holds a PhD in Environmental Science from the University of Nottingham, is a chartered Chemist and an active member of the Royal Society of Chemistry since 2004.

Freya Caldwell

Research and Communications Co-Ordinator

Freya has a background in Environmental Humanities and, prior to joining UKWIR, worked in marketing and communications within the Greentech space. She coordinates and assists with the development of UKWIR’s programme of research projects, company communications and the management and distribution of research reports.