Infrastructure Commission - biographies
London First Infrastructure Commission 2010 - Biographies of Commission members
Martin Stanley, Macquarie (Chairman)
Martin Stanley is Global Head of the Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets Group which manages a global portfolio of over 100 leading infrastructure businesses in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, Asia and Australia and New Zealand. The portfolio consists of businesses in a variety of sectors including airports, rail, road, utilities, renewable energy, power generation and telecommunications. In Europe, Martin is Chairman of Techem Gmbh and a board member of Thames Water plc, Airwave Solutions Ltd and Arqiva Ltd. Martin has nearly 25 years’ background in the utility and energy infrastructure sector.
Terry Hill, Arup
Terry Hill is Chair of the Transport Market for Arup Group, a global design and business consultancy, focusing on developing the Aviation, Maritime, Rail and Highways businesses. His role is to ensure the delivery of the best transport projects to clients throughout the world. Terry was previously Chairman of Arup (April 2004 – April 2009), with responsibility for the overall strategic direction of the firm. Terry has a background in civil engineering and economics, and previously led Arup’s Infrastructure Division, where his role centred on consulting, infrastructure and managing major schemes.
Nick Pollard, Bovis Lend Lease
Nick Pollard was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Bovis Lend Lease UK, a company focusing on project design and management, construction, and property, in October 2008 having joined as Chief Operating Officer in October 2007. He has extensive experience in the construction, rail and utilities sectors, abroad and in the UK. Nick previously was Executive Vice President at Skanska UK plc and prior to this he served as a regional director at Railtrack, responsible for the London North Eastern network, before leading the national programme of railway enhancements as Director, Network Developments, later being retained as part of the HQ directorate leading change in the then newly formed Network Rail. He chaired the London First group on ‘Enabling Investment’, looking at short term projects that needed unblocking. He is a member of TfL’s Independent Investment Programme Advisory Group (reporting to the DfT and responsible for advising TfL over matters of performance improvement) and Chair of the Ministry of Justice Employers’Forum, reducing re-offence through successful employment of ex-offenders, and a steering group member of BIS Innovation Growth and Technology Group for Low Carbon construction.
Ann Bishop, Indepen
Ann Bishop is Managing Director of Indepen, a consultancy that specialises in public policy and regulation of water, energy, transport and ICT sectors. She chairs the Indepen Forum for Chief Executives which facilitates discussion between investors, directors, politicians, civil servants and academics in order to progress to more informed, coherent public policy development. Before founding Indepen in 1990, Ann worked in the Strategy Group at Deloitte, working primarily in financial services, retailing and manufacturing. Previously she has also worked at Natwest Investment Bank, Chase Manhattan Bank and OCL, a subsidiary of P&O.
Dr. Timothy Stone CBE, KPMG
Dr. Timothy Stone is Chairman and founder of KPMG’s Global Infrastructure and Projects Group and is the Expert Chair, Office for Nuclear Development, and Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State for Energy & Climate Change. As part of this work, he has undertaken a review of the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate and has led the work to develop the guidance for the Waste & Decommissioning of new nuclear power stations. He also advises the ministers on the 2050 program and on other large energy projects. He is also an expert non-Executive member of the board of the European Investment Bank and was a founder member of the CBI’s Public Services Strategy Board and was Chairman of IFSL’s PPP Export Group. He is currently the independent advisor to the Deputy Premier and to the Finance Minister of one of the Australian states on their entire infrastructure program and is the Chairman of the Strategic Capital Investment Panel in the Welsh Assembly Government. He has recently been appointed Visiting Professor in Infrastructure Economics & Finance at University College, London.
Sir Adrian Montague, London First
Adrian Montague is Chairman of London First, 3i, and Anglian Water Group Ltd. He is also Chairman of CellMark AB, the world’s largest forest products marketing company, based in Gothenburg, Sweden, and a Director of Skanska AB, the Swedish international engineering and construction group. From 2001-2004 he was Deputy Chairman of Network Rail Limited, the successor to Railtrack as the operator of Britain’s railway infrastructure, and from 2004-2005 Chairman of Cross London Rail Links Ltd, the company responsible for developing London’s Crossrail project. From 1999-2001 he held senior positions connected with the implementation of the Government’s policies to expand the use of private finance in the provision of public infrastructure, first as Chief Executive of the Treasury Taskforce, and then as Deputy Chairman of Partnerships UK plc. Before that, he was Global Head of Project Finance at Dresdner Kleinwort Benson, having joined the bank in 1993, after 20 years as a lawyer with Linklaters & Paines.
Professor Tony Travers, London School of Economics
Tony Travers is director of LSE London, a research centre at the London School of Economics. His key research interests include local and regional government and public service reform. He is currently an advisor to the House of Commons Communities & Local Government Select Committee and has recently advised the former Children, Schools and Families Select Committee. He is an Honorary Member of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountancy. He was a Senior Associate of the King’s Fund from 1999 to 2004, and also a member of the Arts Council’s Touring Panel. From 1992 to 1997, he was a member of the Audit Commission. He was a member of the Urban Task Force Working Group on Finance. He has published a number of books on cities and government, including The Politics of London: Governing the Ungovernable City.
