1994-2001 (prior to Railtrack plc being put into administration)

• Creation of Railtrack out of British Rail and flotation/listing on LSE
• Purchase of interest in Channel Tunnel Rail Link
• Complex off balance sheet finance arrangements with SRA
• Multiple changes of Chairmen, CEOs and CFOs
• US GAAP preparation

2001-2002 (after Railtrack plc put into administration)

• Preservation of solvency of all subsidiaries and negotiation with HM Treasury of short term funding
• Sale of Railtrack plc to Network Rail; sale of other businesses; MVL

Taylor Woodrow, Lead Partner, 1984-99

• Construction - nuclear power stations and military command centres, open cast coal mining, PFI contracts & less exotic building contracts
• Housebuilding - acquisitions and expansion in UK, Canada and USA
• Property Development/Investment - PFI deals, part portfolio sale
• Rights issue; sale of non-core Greenham companies
• Multiple changes of Chairmen and CEOs; Fraud investigation

BAA (British Airports Authority), Lead Partner, 1983 - 95

• Flotation of BAA and listing on the London Stock Exchange
• Exploitation of retail sites with new contract and franchise terms
• Expert witness at The International Court of Justice in The Hague in inter-governmental arbitration over landing fees at Heathrow
• Property and hotel transactions; creation of Heathrow Express
• Fraud investigation

Civil Aviation Authority, National Air Traffic Services, Lead Partner, 1995-2003

• PFI contracts, PPP transaction and Strategic Partnership Agreement
• Restructuring of regulatory regime, debt and shareholdings after 9/11

Privatisation of Northern Ireland Electricity Industry, Lead Partner, 1991-95

• Separation of four Generating Companies (for trade sales) from the Transmission, Distribution and Supply businesses
• Flotation of T,D & S business using Proforma track record

Sale of Belfast International Airport, Lead Adviser, 1993-95

• Business efficiency review
• Changes to Board and capital expenditure plans
• Appearance before House of Commons Public Accounts Committee

Privatisation of the Water Authorities in England and Wales, Lead Partner, 1987-89

• First multiple flotation of ten companies using single prospectus
• Separation of the NRA from the ten water supply businesses
• Creation of long term engineering based asset management plans
• Negotiation of new regulatory reporting regime

British Gas Privatisation, Partner, 1984-85

• Efficiency review and flotation

Chubb Security, Lead Partner, 1985-90; Harrods, Lead Partner, 1980 - 82

Deloitte Management Responsibilities

• Group audit partner, 1990-98, running a group of 10 partners and 180 staff as a profit centre
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• Leader, 1996-02, European Energy, Infrastructure and Utilities Group
• Deloitte Global EIU Group, 1998-2003

4. Roles outside Deloitte

• The Teachers Training Agency
• Goodenough College, Governor and Board member, 2005-
• The Worshipful Company of World Traders, Master 2003/2004
• UK Friends of Auckland University, Trustee, 2003-
• Cabinet Office Top Management Programme, TMP 20, 1990
• The NZICA UK Branch, Promoter and Founder Chairman, 1980-1990
• New Zealand Black Caps, 12th man, 2004

QUALIFICATIONS

• M Com (Hons) (Accountancy, Auckland University),
• Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants
• Associate Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators

DATE of BIRTH
3 July 1948