Head of Investor Relations

What you'll be doing:

• Developing and promoting Pennon’s equity story to attract and retain investors, conveying Pennon’s long-term growth strategy and key ESG credentials.
• Translating complex financial and strategic information into clear and consistent messaging in all formal reporting, including half year and full year results, trading updates, and ad hoc announcements.
• Expanding Pennon’s reach through the development and execution of a global investor marketing strategy, appealing to both specialist and generalist investors
• Leading all communication with sell-side analysts, building and maintaining strong relationships ensuring key valuation points are clearly reflected in financial models and estimates, and managing an efficient consensus process
• Managing the development and execution of corporate activity as required, including and not limited to M&A, special dividend, share consolidation, share buybacks, equity raises, and new debt insurance
• Representing the Group through direct engagement with key current and prospective international investors
• Ensuring adherence on all disclosures in line with Listing Rules and market abuse regulation (MAR)
• Providing direct support to the Chair, Group CEO, Group CFO and NEDs as required, in engaging with Pennon’s investors across the breadth of all Pennon strategic, operational and financial activity
• Providing high quality communication to the Board across multiple aspects, including market reactions, shareholder movements and media coverage
• Maintaining a comprehensive analysis of the share register
• Working closely with Pennon’s brokers and financial PR advisers
• Developing and maintaining a robust defense strategy
• Taking ownership of the Pennon Group website.

What we are looking for:

• Degree in finance, accounting or economics.
• Significant experience working in Investor Relations in a complex, regulated and multi-stakeholder environments.
• Strong financial literacy and analytical capabilities, with a sound knowledge of valuation and the ability to discuss financial models with analysts.
• Proven experience and good knowledge of international capitol markets.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills to manage internal and external stakeholders, cultivating strong relationships with a broad cross section of executives and the Board.