Transport Secretary has appointed Keith Wallace as Chairman of Crossrail International
(CI), a
Department for Transport body that provides strategic advice to
client organisations across the world on developing and
delivering complex rail schemes.
Keith has been appointed for a term of 3 years, from 1 July 2021,
to oversee the continued growth of CI as a UK government-owned specialist rail
advisory practice.
He brings over 20 years of leadership experience at board level
to his new role. He has held senior positions in the public
transport sector, including the Merseyrail (Serco/Abellio JV),
Caledonian Sleeper, Govia Thameslink Railway and Greater Anglia
franchises.
A chartered director (CDir) and chartered engineer (CEng), Keith
is currently a non-executive director of Dublin Bus. He has also
worked on High Speed 2, Europe’s largest infrastructure project
and spent over 7 years at URS/Scott Wilson (now part of AECOM),
where he led the firm’s international rail business.
Keith succeeds Sir Terry Morgan CBE, who
has served as founding Chairman of CI since 2018.
Transport Secretary said:
I’d like to welcome and congratulate Keith, who joins Crossrail
International at an exciting time, as the company grows
internationally and extends its work helping cities across the
world to unlock the potential of world-class transport
networks.
I am grateful to Sir Terry Morgan for the excellent job he has
done as founding chairman in establishing the company and
proving that there is global demand for British insight and
expertise in delivering complex megaprojects.
Keith Wallace said:
I am looking forward to working with the Crossrail
International team, the CI advisers and the Department
for Transport, to grow the company and identify new
opportunities for British businesses to win more work overseas
and support UK government
trade objectives.
I am grateful to Sir Terry, who has provided steadfast
leadership in the crucial first few years of the company’s
development. I look forward to building on these strong
foundations to continue to grow CI’s global reputation.
CI chief executive
officer, Paul Dyson, said:
I welcome Keith as our new Chairman. He brings a wealth of
knowledge and expertise to Crossrail International’s core
business, together with hands-on experience of working
internationally. These are valuable skills that will help us to
continue to grow CI’s influence and impact as a
trusted strategic advisor to clients around the world.
I also add my thanks to Sir Terry for his vision and
stewardship in establishing CI and for seeing the benefit
that the expertise and lessons learned from Crossrail could
leverage with rail clients internationally.
