Yvonne Orgill retires from UWLA after 40-year bathroom career
MD at the Unified Water Label Association (UWLA) Yvonne Orgill has announced plans to retire from the industry after almost 40 years.
MD at the Unified Water Label Association (UWLA) Yvonne Orgill has announced plans to retire from the industry after almost 40 years.
After leading the UWLA since its formation, she will retire next year when a replacement has been selected and is in place.
Based at the UWLA’s UK office in Staffordshire, Orgill leads a small team and is also responsible for the office in Brussels.
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During her time in the industry, she has become well recognised as a leader, having held the position of chief executive of the Bathroom Manufacturers Association (BMA) from 2006 to 2019.
As well as being MD at the Unified Water Label, Orgill is also a non-exec board member of BIKBBI and president of CIPHE – Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineers.
She is also is the first female chairperson of NHIC and the NHIC Trustees.
Yvonne Orgill commented: “Building the UWLA from an almost start up 15 years ago to where it is today, recognised as the pre-eminent product-based water label in the UK and Europe, has been an honour and a privilege.
“I know that with the right candidate the UWLA will go from strength to strength.”
UWLA President Carlos Velazquez says, “Yvonne has been a charismatic and effective leader at UWLA, bringing together many different organisations to work towards a common goal.
“I would like to thank Yvonne most sincerely for her leadership and vision. On behalf of the board, I wish her and her family all the very best for the future.”
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