Meyrick Gough has worked in the water industry for 33 years in a range of roles. He first started work in the industry as a consultant working before joining Southern Water in 1992,  where he worked in a range of planning and operational roles within the company. In 2018 Meyrick joined WRSE as its first Technical Director and led the significant technical work, in partnership with the WRSE member companies to produce the first regional plan, where all investment modelling was carried out regionally and translated into the six company Water Resources Management Plans (WRMPs).  
Meyrick has now taken on a new role as the Managing Director of WRSE, in this role he will continue to develop the regional planning approach not only for the next plan in 2029 but also with an eye to what might also be required for the 2034 plan.