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Thames Water's creditors line up new board under proposed rescue deal

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Aug 24 (Reuters) — A group of senior creditors ​of struggling British utility ‌Thames Water said on Monday it had picked an initial cohort of directors ​to lead the ​debt-laden company if its rescue deal ⁠goes through.

Mike McTighe, ​Liz Barber, Clive Selley and ​Bernadette Kelly are among the proposed non-executive directors for the ​Thames Water board, ​the London & Valley Water consortium said.

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“It ‌is ⁠proposed that these individuals will join the Thames Water board to oversee ​Thames ​Water’s ⁠10-year turnaround and deliver a comprehensive transformation ​of Thames Water ​in ⁠the interest of customers and the public,” the ⁠consortium ​said.

Reporting by Prerna ​Bedi in Bengaluru; Editing by ​Mrigank Dhaniwala and Sherry Jacob-Phillips

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