From 2011 to 2023, he was the chief executive (CEO) of United Utilities, the UK's largest listed water company.
Mogford was educated at Barking Abbey Grammar School, Essex and Queen Elizabeth College, London, where he obtained a First Class degree in astrophysics, Maths and Physics.
[1] Mogford began his career in 1977 as a supply engineer with British Aerospace Military Aircraft.
He remained with British Aerospace until 2007 when he was Chief Operating Officer for Programmes at BAE Systems plc.
[2] Mogford was the chief executive of United Utilities Group plc since March 2011, replacing Philip Nevill Green.