Crossrail have announced new appointments to its board, following the announcement that chief executive Andrew Wolstenholme OBE will be stepping down.
Mr Wolstenholme is to be replaced by programme director Simon Wright OBE who will lead the organisation in a combined role as it completes its remaining work.
Crossrail Limited provided an update on appointments to the Crossrail Board:
-Transport for London Board members Anne McMeel and Dr Nelson Ogunshakin OBE have been appointed to the Crossrail Board as TfL nominated Non-Executive Directors from 1 July 2018 until 1 September 2019
- Crossrail Technical Director Chris Sexton was appointed to the Crossrail Board on 1 April 2018
- Andy Pitt has been appointed to the Crossrail Board as a Department for Transport nominated Non-Executive Director from 1 July 2018 until 1 September 2019
Current Non-Executive Directors Pam Alexander OBE, Michael Cassidy CBE and Terry Hill CBE will step down at the end of their current term on 30 June 2018. Michael Cassidy CBE will continue to advise the Crossrail Board on issues relating to the City of London and the Crossrail Art Programme.
This means that membership of the Crossrail Board from 1 July 2018 will be as follows:
Sir Terry Morgan CBE, Chairman
Simon Wright OBE, Chief Executive & Programme Director
Mathew Duncan, Finance Director
Chris Sexton, Technical Director
Robert Jennings CBE (Department for Transport nominee)
Andy Pitt (Department for Transport nominee)
Anne McMeel (Transport for London nominee)
Dr Nelson Ogunshakin OBE (Transport for London nominee)
Mark Wild (Transport for London nominee)
Phil Gaffney, independent non-executive director
Sir Terry Morgan CBE, Crossrail Chairman, said: 'I would like to thank Pam Alexander, Michael Cassidy and Terry Hill for their dedicated service and contribution to the Crossrail project over many years.
'Construction of the Elizabeth line is now in its final stages. Testing of new trains and infrastructure is underway and continues alongside the remaining fit-out of the stations. Later this year, the first completed infrastructure will be handed over to Transport for London, who will lead the trial operations phase. The Crossrail Board will oversee the remaining programme through to 2019 when the project concludes.'
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