FIDO Tech appoints Dr Piers Clark to Board of Directors
Oxford UK, 6 July 2026 – FIDO Tech, the global water technology company behind the award-winning FIDO AI leak detection platform, has announced the appointment of Dr Piers Clark as a Non-Executive Director, further strengthening its strategic leadership team as the company continues its rapid international expansion.
Dr Clark is one of the most influential figures in the global water sector and brings decades of experience spanning utility operations, investment, innovation and technology commercialisation.
FIDO Tech’s artificial intelligence platform helps water utilities and businesses reduce non-revenue water and operational risk by accurately detecting leaks and ranking them by size using acoustic pipeline data. The company’s technology is enabling organisations around the world to find more leaks, prioritise repairs more effectively and improve network performance at scale.
As Founder and former Chairman of Isle Group Ltd, Dr Clark has played a pivotal role in accelerating innovation across the global water sector by helping utilities and other water users identify, trial and adopt new technologies to build resilience and overcome operational challenges.
The innovative funding and evaluation mechanism he helped create, Technology Approval Group (TAG) has helped unlock more than $1 billion of investment into water-related clean technology companies worldwide.
Welcoming Dr Clark to the board, Mitch Donnelly, CEO of FIDO Tech, said:
“I am delighted that Piers has agreed to join the board of FIDO Tech, he is one of the industry’s most well known thought leaders with extensive connections and experience across the global water sector. His contribution to FIDO’s strategic leadership will be invaluable as we continue our growth journey.”
Dr Clark’s career has encompassed leadership roles across the water and infrastructure sectors, including as Managing Director of the private equity fund Global Water Development Partners (GWDP), Commercial Director at Thames Water, and Managing Director at Mouchel Utilities, part of Mouchel plc.
Alongside his new role at FIDO, he is the Chair of Ozo Innovations, and Mode Labs Ltd.
Commenting on his appointment, Dr Clark said:
“FIDO has developed a genuinely transformational technology that is helping utilities tackle one of the water sector’s biggest challenges: water loss. The combination of advanced AI and acoustic data is delivering measurable results for customers around the world. I’m excited to join the board and support the team as they scale their impact and continue their impressive growth trajectory.”
The appointment represents a significant milestone for FIDO Tech as it builds on growing adoption of its AI-powered leak detection technology across water utilities and industrial organisations globally. Dr Clark’s expertise in innovation, investment and utility operations is expected to play an important role in supporting the company’s next phase of growth and helping accelerate the deployment of technologies that improve water efficiency and network resilience.
