South East Water
Location📍 Snodland, Kent
Organisation Type🏢 Water Company
Website🌐 southeastwater.co.uk
CEOJohn Halsall (CEO-Designate, from July 2026)
RegulatorOfwat · Drinking Water Inspectorate
South East Water is a water-only company supplying drinking water to around 2.2 million customers across Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire and the Thames Valley. John Halsall — formerly COO at Pennon Group and a senior executive at Thames Water — was named CEO-Designate in July 2026, taking over on an interim basis from David Hinton.