John Armitt
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Sir John Alexander Armitt CBE FREng FICE (born 2 February 1946) is an English civil engineer, and current chairman of the UK's National Infrastructure Commission.
Sir John Armitt CBE, FREng | |
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Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission | |
Assumed office 19 January 2018 | |
Appointed by | Philip Hammond |
Preceded by | The Lord Adonis |
Deputy Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission | |
In office 21 April 2017 – 19 January 2018 Interim: 5 October 2015 – 21 April 2017 | |
Appointed by | George Osborne Philip Hammond |
Chair | The Lord Adonis |
Preceded by | Office created |
Succeeded by | Vacant |
Personal details | |
Born | John Alexander Armitt (1946-02-02) 2 February 1946 (age 78) Edmonton, London, England |
Alma mater | Portsmouth University London Business School |
Occupation | Chairman, National Infrastructure Commission |
From 2007 Armitt was chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority, the body which successfully built the venues, facilities and infrastructure for the 2012 Olympic Games. He was president of the Institution of Civil Engineers for 2015–16,[1] and is president of the Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers for 2022.[2]
He was chairman of the Council of the City and Guilds of London Institute from 2012 to 2021, He was chairman of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council from 2007 until 2012. He was chairman of National Express from January 2013 until December 2022.[3]