Chris Weston

Christopher Weston (born 5 January 1964) is an English businessman. He has been chief executive of Thames Water since January 2024.

Early life Weston was an officer in the Royal Horse Artillery for seven years and did a PhD in quantitative finance at Imperial College London after his time in the Army.

He became chief executive of Aggreko, based in Glasgow, in June 2014. It was announced on 19 November 2021 that he was leaving Aggreko.

Thames Water announced that he would become chief executive in December 2023. Weston took up the position on 8 January 2024 and will be paid an annual salary of £850,000 and a performance-related bonus of up to 156 per cent, taking his total package to about £2.25 million.

In December 2024, Weston defended executive bonuses at Thames Water at a time when the firm has £16 billion in debt and is calling for water bill increases to bail out the struggling business.

Personal life Weston is married with four children.