Exclusive: David Hinton, who faces calls to resign, will receive payout regardless of performance if he stays until July 2030• South East Water could lose operating licence after outages• Business live – latest updatesThe boss of the company that has left thousands of households in south-east England without water for days is in line for a £400,000 long-term bonus regardless of his performance, if he resists calls for him to resign over the outages.David Hinton, the chief executive of South East Water, is to receive the payout if he stays on until July 2030. Continue reading...