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KEYNOTE 2 11:00 AM

What's New and Exciting for YTL in the UK?

ABOUT THIS SESSION

YTL's UK presence is expanding rapidly, driven by new opportunities and challenges. In addition to Wessex Water, acquired in 2002, there are now retail, waste-to-energy, and environmental businesses. However, the biggest growth will come from a major new project: developing a new town and entertainment complex on a 380-acre former airfield north of Bristol. This ambitious development, along with Wessex Water's extensive infrastructure investment, is being led by YTL Construction UK, a new company combining the expertise of YTL Group and Wessex Water to reshape the UK construction industry.

SPEAKER(S)

Mr Colin Skellett

Group Chief Executive, YTL UK Group

Colin Skellett is a scientist and engineer by training and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. He has worked largely in the water industry and was appointed Chief Executive of Wessex Water in 1988. Colin is currently Chief Executive of the YTL UK Group that includes Brabazon new town and Arena Complex at Filton, Wessex Water, YTL’s UK Hotels, GENeco and a number of retail businesses. He became Chair of Business West in April 2022. He has had non-executive roles in rail, travel and international infrastructure businesses, served on the Board of the South West Regional Development Agency and is involved with a number of charities. Colin was also Chair of the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership from 2011 until the beginning of 2016. Colin was awarded an OBE for services to business and WaterAid in the 2012 Queen's Birthday Honours and has Honorary Doctorates in Engineering from the Universities of the West of England and Bristol.