Olivia Ruth GarfieldCBE (born 10 September 1975) is a British businesswoman. She is the chief executive of Severn Trent, and formerly the chief executive of Openreach, a BT Group business.
Liv Garfield
Olivia Garfield speaking at The London Conference on Cyberspace, 2011
Olivia was raised in Harrogate.[1][2] Her parents, who were originally from Liverpool, run a project management and engineering business in Harrogate. Her grandfather was the groundsman at Goodison Park.[1] She was educated at Birklands Belmont School (now Belmont Grosvenor) in Birstwith near Harrogate, followed by the co-educational Bootham School, an independent school in York.[3][4] She had an ambition to be a presenter of Blue Peter. She read German and French (Modern and Medieval Languages) at the all-female New Hall, Cambridge, now Murray Edwards.[1]
Career
After graduating, she spent a year working at the British Consulate in Brussels.[5] She then worked at Accenture as a consultant in their communications and high-tech market division for six years.[6]
BT
In January 2003, she joined BT as general manager, running a desk-based sales team.[6] She later became BT's director of strategy and regulatory affairs.[6] On 1 April 2011 she was made chief executive of their Openreach division; Openreach had been formed in 2006.[7][8] In that position, she spearheaded and oversaw the £2.5 billion rollout of fibre broadband (BT Infinity service) to two thirds of the UK.[6] In March 2017, BT received the biggest Ofcom fine ever of £42 million due to inappropriate use of the Deemed Consent to delay Ethernet provision to other providers, which started and continued in January 2013 through to December 2014 while she was CEO.[9] In 2013, Garfield was identified by Fortune Magazine as one of the world's fastest-rising corporate stars. In 2014, Fortune called her the 14th Most Powerful Woman in Europe, Middle East, and Africa.[10]
Severn Trent
In April 2014, she became the chief executive of Severn Trent.[11] In July 2015, while she was the chief executive of Severn Trent she oversaw the takeover of Severn Trent Water Purification, a subsidiary of Severn Trent Plc, by Italian company DeNora [12] which resulted in redundancies. Then in November 2017, the company announced plans to sell its surplus land.[13] As of May 2018, Garfield's role at Severn Trent made her the youngest female CEO of a FTSE 100 company.[14][15]
In February 2013, she became a non-executive director at Tesco. She stepped down in February 2015.[18]
In May 2018, Garfield was announced as the 2018 winner of the prestigious Veuve Cliquot Business Woman Award.[14]
Personal life
Her husband Morgan Garfield (born 22 January 1976), whom she met at university when he was at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, runs a property investment fund.[citation needed] She married in 2002 in North Yorkshire.
See also
Andrew Duff (businessman), Chairman of Severn Trent since July 2010, and former Chairman of RWE npower from 2003–09.
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Olivia Ruth Garfield CBE born 10 September 1975 is a British businesswoman She is the chief executive of Severn Trent and formerly the chief executive of Openreach a BT Group business Liv GarfieldOlivia Garfield speaking at The London Conference on Cyberspace 2011BornOlivia Ruth Burgess 1975 09 10 September 10 1975 age 47 NationalityBritishEducationBootham School YorkAlma materNew Hall CambridgeOccupationChief executiveTitleChief Executive of Severn Trent plcTermApril 2014 PredecessorTony WraySuccessorIncumbentSpouseMorgan GarfieldChildrenTwo sons Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 BT 2 2 Severn Trent 2 3 Tesco 3 Personal life 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEarly life EditOlivia was raised in Harrogate 1 2 Her parents who were originally from Liverpool run a project management and engineering business in Harrogate Her grandfather was the groundsman at Goodison Park 1 She was educated at Birklands Belmont School now Belmont Grosvenor in Birstwith near Harrogate followed by the co educational Bootham School an independent school in York 3 4 She had an ambition to be a presenter of Blue Peter She read German and French Modern and Medieval Languages at the all female New Hall Cambridge now Murray Edwards 1 Career EditAfter graduating she spent a year working at the British Consulate in Brussels 5 She then worked at Accenture as a consultant in their communications and high tech market division for six years 6 BT Edit In January 2003 she joined BT as general manager running a desk based sales team 6 She later became BT s director of strategy and regulatory affairs 6 On 1 April 2011 she was made chief executive of their Openreach division Openreach had been formed in 2006 7 8 In that position she spearheaded and oversaw the 2 5 billion rollout of fibre broadband BT Infinity service to two thirds of the UK 6 In March 2017 BT received the biggest Ofcom fine ever of 42 million due to inappropriate use of the Deemed Consent to delay Ethernet provision to other providers which started and continued in January 2013 through to December 2014 while she was CEO 9 In 2013 Garfield was identified by Fortune Magazine as one of the world s fastest rising corporate stars In 2014 Fortune called her the 14th Most Powerful Woman in Europe Middle East and Africa 10 Severn Trent Edit In April 2014 she became the chief executive of Severn Trent 11 In July 2015 while she was the chief executive of Severn Trent she oversaw the takeover of Severn Trent Water Purification a subsidiary of Severn Trent Plc by Italian company DeNora 12 which resulted in redundancies Then in November 2017 the company announced plans to sell its surplus land 13 As of May 2018 Garfield s role at Severn Trent made her the youngest female CEO of a FTSE 100 company 14 15 She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to the water industry 16 whilst at the same time the aggregate annual spill durations to rivers and streams from Severn Trent s sewer overflows totalled 64 years 17 Tesco Edit In February 2013 she became a non executive director at Tesco She stepped down in February 2015 18 In May 2018 Garfield was announced as the 2018 winner of the prestigious Veuve Cliquot Business Woman Award 14 Personal life EditHer husband Morgan Garfield born 22 January 1976 whom she met at university when he was at Fitzwilliam College Cambridge runs a property investment fund citation needed She married in 2002 in North Yorkshire See also EditAndrew Duff businessman Chairman of Severn Trent since July 2010 and former Chairman of RWE npower from 2003 09 Veronique Laury French CEO of Kingfisher plc since February 2015 Moya Greene Canadian CEO of the Royal Mail from July 2010 Dame Carolyn McCall CEO of EasyJet since 2010References Edit a b c Profile Olivia Garfield A winning strategy pays off for a woman on her way to the top Yorkshire Post Retrieved 1 August 2017 Liv Garfield Chief Executive Severn Trent CBI Retrieved 3 October 2021 Former York school girl rises to the top York Press Retrieved 3 October 2021 Harrogate Success Stories Top Businesswoman Liv Garfield Harrogate Informer 20 June 2017 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Telecom star Liv Garfield set for splash landing Independent co uk 19 November 2013 Retrieved 1 August 2017 a b c d Subscribe to read Financial Times 18 November 2013 Retrieved 1 August 2017 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a Cite uses generic title help Liv Garfield to become CEO of Severn Trent Managementtoday co uk Retrieved 1 August 2017 BT Today New chief executive to take charge of Openreach Archived from the original on 11 March 2016 Retrieved 8 March 2016 BT fined record 42m for delayed installations News sky com Retrieved 1 August 2017 Liv Garfield Fortune 9 October 2014 Retrieved 11 May 2018 Severn Trent s Liv Garfield vows to keep lowest bills after Independent co uk 29 May 2014 Retrieved 1 August 2017 De Nora takes over Severn Trent Water Purification Water World Retrieved 29 May 2020 Severn Trent announces plans to sell surplus land Financial Times Retrieved 3 March 2018 a b Johnson Jamie 10 May 2018 Liv Garfield wins business woman of the year title The Telegraph ISSN 0307 1235 Retrieved 11 May 2018 It s not every day that a FTSE 100 boss tells you about her nightly hot flashes The Irish Times Retrieved 3 October 2021 No 63135 The London Gazette Supplement 10 October 2020 p B9 64 years worth of raw sewage dumped into rivers and streams by Severn Trent April 2021 Two NEDs say bye bye to Tesco Management Today Retrieved 3 March 2018 External links EditSevern TrentBusiness positionsPreceded byTony Wray Chief Executive of Severn Trent Succeeded byIncumbentPreceded bySteve Robertson Chief Executive of OpenreachApril 2011 February 2014 Succeeded byJoe Garner Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Liv Garfield amp oldid 1139907195, wikipedia, 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