Born in August, 1963 in Lancashire (England), Gavin Graveson joined Veolia as Commercial Director over twenty years ago with his role subsequently expanding to include PFI (Private Finance Initiative), municipal and treatment contracts with his appointment as Veolia’s COO, Public & Commercial. Gavin Graveson was appointed as Executive Vice-President of Veolia UK & Ireland in September 2018, succeeding Estelle Brachlianoff.
He is also a member of the Council for Sustainable Business (CSB) which advises Defra on how businesses can help achieve the aims of the 25 year Environment Plan.
In November 2021, Gavin became Senior Executive Vice President, Northern Europe responsible for Veolia's operations in the UK & Ireland, BeLux, Netherlands and Finland with 18,000 employees.