Affinity Water has announced its chief executive and chair will both be stepping down from their roles.

Dr Philip Nolan will remain as Chairman until his successor is found while Simon Cocks will leave his post before the end of 2018.

Mr Cocks will however be part of Affinity Water as a Non-Executive Director.

He said: “As a business, we have undertaken a significant amount of work over this this prie review period and I am proud of the progress we have made.

“We are making this announcement now in order to allow time to secure a Chief Executive Officer to take Affinity Water through the next price review in 2019 and to successfully deliver the next 5 year business plan out to 2025.”