Heidi Mottram

Heidi Mottram (born ) is a British businesswoman and the chief executive of Northumbrian Water.

Career Mottram was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, and gained a Bachelor of Science degree in geography at the University of Hull in 1986.

After graduating she hoped to study a postgraduate course which would have led to work as a National Park Ranger, but could not get a grant; when asked in 2010 "What's your ideal job, other than the one you've got?" she replied "National Park warden".

In the 2010 New Year Honours, she was awarded an OBE for services to the Rail Industry.

In April 2010, she joined Northumbrian Water as its chief executive, being the first woman to take the top post in a major British water company. In 2015, it was reported that her salary exceeded £1 million.

She was awarded an CBE in the 2018 Birthday Honours.

In January 2020, she was appointed to the board of Centrica as a non-executive director.

Mottram is also a non-executive director of Eurostar International and a board member of the North East Local Enterprise Partnership, the Kielder Water and Forest Park Development Trust and the Confederation of British Industry. She is a member of the Council of Newcastle University.