Rachel Fletcher to become UKRN CEO; Regulator of Social Housing joins UKRN membership
Date published:
June 17, 2020
The UKRN (UK Regulators Network) are delighted to announce that Rachel Fletcher, CEO of Ofwat, will succeed Jonathan Oxley when he stands down from UKRN at the end of June 2020.The UKRN CEO is rotated among the full members and, on their behalf, provides oversight and leadership of the work of the UKRN.UKRN members have also decided to appoint a Chair of UKRN, drawn from the full members, to enhance cross-sector collaboration and challenge to the Executive Team. The current Chair of the Chairs’ Network group is willing take this on until his term ends early in 2021.The full article can be read here
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