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John Armitt CBE FREng FICE, 62, was appointed Chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority on 1 September 2007. 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.

John is a civil engineer and joined John Laing in 1966 as a graduate engineer. During the next 27 years he worked on major construction projects in the UK and overseas, spending the last seven as Chairman of Laings International and Civil Engineering Divisions. 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 went back to construction as Chief Executive of Costain, a position he held until 2001 when he joined Railtrack just after it had been put into administration.

John is also Chairman of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and is a Non-Executive Director of the Berkeley Group. 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.

In 2008 John received honorary doctorates from the universities of Portsmouth, Birmingham and Reading.

Download a Biography of John Armitt (PDF, 280KB)

John Armitt Register of Interests - as at Mar 2009 (PDF, 56KB)

Sir Roy McNulty CBE has been Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority since 2001.

Previously, he was Chairman of National Air Traffic Services (NATS) from 1999 to 2001and, 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 (1993-1994) and Chairman of the Department of Trade and Industry Aviation Committee (1995-1998).

Sir Roy McNulty Register of Interests - as at Mar 2009 (PDF, 136KB)

Lorraine Baldry is Chairman of the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation and, before that, Chief Executive of Chesterton International plc.

She was also a Senior Advisor at Morgan Stanley Investment Banking Division. Lorraine is Chairman of Inventa Partners Ltd, a Director of Tri-Air Developments Ltd and Chairman of Central London Partnership.

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 Mar 2009 (PDF, 130KB)

Tony Ball is Chairman of the Advisory Board of Kabel Deutschland GmbH, Europe’s largest cable operator.

He is also Chairman of Ingenious Media Active Capital Limited (the UK-listed media fund). He is a director of ONO SA (Spain), Sky Italia SpA and a trustee of the Media Trust.

Tony was Chief Executive of British Sky Broadcasting (1999-2003) and 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.

He also served as President of Fox Sports International where he oversaw businesses in North America, Latin America, Asia and Australia. He started his career at Thames Television.

Tony Ball Register of Interests - as at Mar 2009 (PDF, 56KB)

Barry Camfield is the Assistant General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU).

He has been Assistant General Secretary since 2000. He was previously Regional Secretary of the TGWU in its London, South East and East Anglia Region.

He has been heavily involved in the work of the TUC and he was, for many years, an executive member of SERTUC, the Southern and Eastern Region TUC, which includes London.

He has also served as SERTUC Vice President and as Chairman of its Economic Committee. He is currently a member of the TUC General Council and the TUC Executive Committee.

Previously, Barry was a member of the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA), where he was heavily engaged in regional social dialogue issues, and he also served on the Kent and Medway Local Learning and Skills Council.

Barry Camfield Register of Interests - as at Mar 2009 (PDF, 135KB)

Stephen Duckworth is Chief Executive of Disability Matters Ltd. This consultancy 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 Non-Executive Director of four small businesses established to improve the life chances of disabled people.

He is 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 Mar 2009 (PDF, 73KB)

Neale Coleman is an advisor on the London 2012 Games to the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson.

He previously chaired the Olympic Masterplan Reference Group which led the work programme during the bid to deliver the Olympic Masterplan 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 Mar 2009 (PDF, 67KB)

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 Sealink British ferries, and in 1990 he joined Eurotunnel 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 Mar 2009 (PDF, 84KB)

David Fison 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 2009 (PDF, 133KB)

Kumar Muthalagappan OBE is Managing Director and founder of the Pearl Hotels and Restaurants Group.

He is a board member of Visit Britain (since 2002) and Chairman of its Audit Committee. He was also on the board of the Heart of England Tourist Board and Belgrade Theatre (2000-2004).

Kumar is a member of the Council of the University of Warwick and Deputy 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 awarded an OBE in the 2009 New Year's honours list for services to tourism and hospitality.

Kumar Muthalagappan Register of Interests - as at Apr 2009 (PDF, 125KB)

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 and joint founder of Silvertown Quays Limited, a special purpose company established to create a vibrant new heart for the Royal Docks in east London, and is also Non Executive Co-Chairman of the Thames Gateway Forum.

David is former CEO of English Partnerships and personal adviser to John Prescott. Prior to that, he had responsibility for Development at AMEC Plc.

David also chairs Hull City Build and Elevate, the Housing Market Renewal Pathfinder in East Lancashire.

David Taylor Register of Interests - as at Mar 2009 (PDF, 647KB)

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.

In the Lords, she serves on the European Select Committee on Social and Consumer Affairs.

She is a Non-Executive Director of Carphone Warehouse PLC, Advisor to the Board of the children’s charity ARK and a member of the Advisory Panel of Lloyds pharmacy.

Baroness Morgan of Huyton Register of Interests - as at Mar 2009 (PDF, 140KB)

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 (1999-2006).

Sir Nicholas Serota Register of Interests - as at Mar 2009 (PDF 130KB)