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Sir John Armitt CBE FREng FICE,was appointed Chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority on 1 September 2007. Sir John was previously Chief Executive of Network Rail from October 2002 and Chief Executive of Railtrack plc from December 2001. He has extensive experience in the building, civil engineering and industrial construction markets.From 1986 to 1993 he was Chairman of the Laing International and Civil Engineering Divisions, a company he joined as a graduate in 1966.
From 1993 to 1997 he was Chief Executive of Union Railways, the company responsible for development of the high speed Channel Tunnel Rail Link. In 1997 he was appointed as Chief Executive of Costain, a position he held until 2001.
Sir John is also Chairman of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, is a Non-Executive Director of the Berkeley Group and an Advisory Board member of PWC. He was awarded the CBE in 1996 for his contribution to the rail industry. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Institution of Civil Engineers.
Sir John received a Knighthood in the New Year Honours List 2012 for his services to engineering and construction.
Download a Biography of John Armitt (PDF, 280KB)
John Armitt Register of Interests - as at Sep 2010 (PDF, 92KB)
Sir Roy McNulty CBE Deputy Chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority and has been Chair of Advantage West Midlands since 2009. He is also Chairman of Ilex URC,the regeneration company for Derry-Londonderry, and is Chairman of the Rail Value for Money Study sponsored by the Department of Transport and the Office Rail Regulation.
Previously, he was Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) (2001–09), Chairman of National Air Traffic Services (NATS) (1999–01) and, prior to that, Chief Executive and Chairman of Shorts Brothers plc.
The Belfast-based aerospace company. Sir Roy has also been President of the Society of British Aerospace Companies (1993–94) and Chairman of the Department of Trade and Industry Aviation Committee
(1995–98).
Sir Roy McNulty Register of Interests - as at Mar 2010 (PDF, 111KB)
Lorraine Baldry is Chairman of Inventa Partners Ltd. and of Tri-Air Developments Ltd. She is also a Governor at The University of the
Arts London and a Director of DTZ holdings plc.
Lorraine was Chairman of the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation and before that Chief Executive of Chesterton International plc. Prior to that, she was a Senior Advisor at Morgan Stanley Investment Banking Division.
She has over 30 years’ experience in a wide range of industries including Financial Services, IT and Property and has held senior executive
positions in some of the UK’s leading companies in these sectors.
Lorraine Baldry Register of Interests - as at Apr 2010 (PDF, 106KB)
Tony Ball is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Kabel Deutschland AG, Europe’s largest cable operator. He is a non-executive director of BT Group plc and ONO SA (Spain). He was Chief Executive of British Sky Broadcasting plc (1999–03) and is a former non-executive director of BAA plc, ProSiebenSat.1 and Marks & Spencer plc.
He spent a number of years in the United States as Chief Executive Officer of Fox/Liberty Networks and held senior positions in both media and broadcasting companies in the UK and Europe before this.
Tony Ball Register of Interests - as at Sep 2010 (PDF, 205KB)
Barry Camfield worked for the Transport and General Workers Union (T&G) from 1975 until September 2007. He was T&G Assistant General Secretary from 2000 to 2007, and was previously T&G Regional Secretary for London, South East England and East Anglia. He was a member of the TUC General Council and the TUC Executive Committee until 2007.
Previously, he was Vice President of SERTUC, the Southern and Eastern Region of the TUC, (including London) and was a member of the SERTUC Executive Committee.
Barry was also a previous member of the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) where he was heavily engaged in regional social dialogue issues. He also served on the Kent and Medway Local Learning and Skills Council.
Currently, Barry is a member of the TUC ‘Unions 2012’ group of TU officials and is Chair of the ‘Community and Trade Union Learning Centre’, located next to the Olympic Park.
Barry Camfield Register of Interests - as at Apr 2010 (PDF, 200 KB)
Stephen Duckworth is the Contract
Director for Serco Welfare to Work in the West Midlands.
Previously Stephen was Chief Executive of Disability Matters Ltd, a consultancy which helps organisations profit from the potential of disabled people. He qualified as a doctor and gained a PhD in disability equality following a rugby accident which has resulted in him using an electric wheelchair. Stephen is a Board Member of the
National Quality Board that aims to improve service quality within the NHS and a member of the Disability
Equality Delivery Board advising seven government departments on how to improve the life chances of disabled people. He has formally been a member of the Council of the University of Southampton.
Stephen has advised Ministers on the Welfare Reform, the Polish Government on introducing antidiscrimination legislation and more than 400 public and private sector organisations on how to improve services for disabled customers whilst increasing the representation of disabled people in their workforce.
He was awarded an OBE in 1994 in recognition of his service to
disabled people.
Stephen Duckworth Register of Interests - as at Sep 2010 (PDF, 70KB)
Neale Coleman is an adviser on the London 2012 Games to the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson. He previously chaired the Olympic Master plan Reference Group which led the work programme during the bid to deliver the Olympic Master plan and outline planning consent for the Olympic Park.
Neale has been co-chairing the Olympic Delivery Group, which had responsibility for leading physical preparations for the Games prior to creation of the Authority. .
Neale Coleman Register of Interests - as at Apr 2010 (PDF, 80KB)
Christopher Garnett is a Director of Anglian Water Services Ltd and Aggregate Industries Ltd. He was Chairman of GNER from 2004 to 2006, prior to which he was Chief Executive of GNER and Vice President of Sea Containers Limited from 1996 to 2004.
He joined the transport industry in 1986 when he was recruited by Sea Containers to run the Continental European routes of Sea link British ferries, and in 1990 he joined Euro tunnel as Commercial Director for the launch of the Channel Tunnel ‘Le Shuttle’ freight and car services. Christopher was Chairman of the Association of Train Operating Companies from December 2001
to August 2003.
He is also a member of the National Railway Museum Advisory Board, and a member of the Transport for London Board.
Christopher Garnett Register of Interests - as at Sep 2010 (PDF, 105KB)
David Fison is Chief Executive of Osborne, a family-owned construction business.
He has over 35 years experience working in the
construction sector. He was Chief Executive Officer of Skanska UK plc, the UK arm of one of the world’s leading construction services groups, from 2002 until July 2008.
He spent a total of 10 years at Skanska, managing multi-discipline businesses involving very large construction projects and support service operations. David previously held senior management positions at Skanska and construction firm
Balfour Beatty.
David Fison Register of Interests - as at Mar 2010 (PDF, 181KB)
Kumar Muthalagappan OBE is founder of a group of themed hotels including Colwick Hall Hotel, the ancestral home of Lord Byron.
He was appointed to the board of Advantage West Midlands for a three-year term commencing December 2009.
He joined Alexandra Palace as a non-executive director in January 2010 to help make this historic asset of our country into a sustainable and premier venue.
Kumar is a member of the Council of the University of Warwick and Acting Chairman of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (the CBSO).
Kumar is a chartered accountant and practised in the areas of audit, tax and corporate finance with KPMG from 1983 to 1996.
He was a board member of Visit Britain between 2002 and 2010 and Chairman of its Audit Committee.
He was also on the board of the Heart of England Tourist Board and Belgrade Theatre (2000–04).
He was awarded an OBE in the 2009 New Year’s honours list for
services to tourism and hospitality.
David Taylor CBE is one of the country’s leading exponents of urban regeneration and he has worked extensively in the public, private and voluntary sectors.
He is Chairman of BL Canada Quays Ltd, a joint venture with British Land
Plc currently developing 900 new homes and mixed-use space in Southwark.
David is former CEO of English Partnerships and special adviser to Lord Prescott. Prior to that, he had responsibility for Development at AMEC Plc.
David chairs Rockpools People and Performance Ltd, First London Power
Ltd and is Deputy Chairman of Preston North End F.C.
David Taylor Register of Interests - as at Sep 2010 (PDF, 232KB)
Baroness Morgan of Huyton, a former London teacher and councillor, joined the House of Lords in June 2001.
She was Minister of State at the Cabinet Office until November 2001, when she took up the post of Director of Government Relations at 10 Downing Street, which she held until June 2005.
She is a Non-Executive Director of Carphone Warehouse PLC and of Southern Cross Healthcare PLC. She is Advisor to the Board of the children’s charity ARK and a trustee of the Mayor’s Fund. She also chairs Future Leaders charity.
Baroness Morgan of Huyton Register of Interests - as at Mar 2010 (PDF, 350KB)
Sir Nicholas Serota has been Director of Tate since 1988. He was previously Director of the Whitechapel Art Gallery (1976–88) and of the Museum of Modern Art,
Oxford (1973–76).
He has been a member of the Visual Arts Advisory Committee of the British Council (1976–98, Chairman 1992–98), a Trustee of the Architecture Foundation (1991–99)
and Commissioner on the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (1999–06).
Sir Nicholas Serota Register of Interests - as at Sep 2010 (PDF 142KB)
