Infrastructure Commission - biographies
London First Infrastructure Commission 2010 - Biographies of Commission members
Martin Stanley, Macquarie (Chair)
Martin Stanley is Head of Macquarie Funds Direct which manages a portfolio of assets in a variety of sectors including airports, roads, rail, utilities, renewable energy, telecommunications, industrials, property and media. Martin is Chairman of Macquarie Capital Funds Europe Ltd, Energy Power Resources Limited and National Car Parks Ltd. He is also a board member of Arqiva Ltd, Airwave Solutions Ltd, Copenhagen Airport A/S, Thames Water Plc and Techem GmbH.
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.
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, KPMG
Dr. Timothy Stone is the chairman and founder of KPMG’s Global Infrastructure and Projects Group, which specialises in large infrastructure projects, PFI transactions, and project finance. In addition, he is an expert non-executive director of the European Investment Bank and since 2003 the Expert Chair, Office for Nuclear Development for Energy & Climate Change and Senior Advisor to the Chief Secretary of the Treasury on nuclear new-build. He is currently the independent advisor to one of the Australian states on their entire infrastructure program. Tim led the 2004 Rail Review which rebuilt the structure and regulation of the rail industry, and also acted as advisor on the A13 road project which redefined the basis of roads PFI deals in the UK. Tim was one of the founders of London & Continental Railways which was appointed in 1996 as the transport company which is developing the high speed link between London and the Channel Tunnel.
Sir Adrian Montague, London First
Adrian Montague is Chairman of London First, Michael Page International plc, 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 2004-5 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 Education and Skills Select Committee and has recently advised the ODPM 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.
