Sir Adrian Montague

Relevant skills:

• Highly experienced Chairman and Non-Executive Director of both privately owned businesses and listed companies with a focus on the utilities and infrastructure sectors.
• Expertise in governance, finance, regulation, and private finance for public infrastructure.

Relevant experience:

Previous roles include Chairman of Manchester Airports Group, TheCityUK Advisory Council, Aviva Group plc, 3i Group, Anglian Water Group, Michael Page International plc, London First, British Energy Group plc, Friends Provident plc, Cross London Rail Links Ltd and Hurricane Exploration plc. Adrian was a former Deputy Chairman of Network Rail Ltd, Partnerships UK plc and UK Green Investment Bank plc.

From 1999-2001 he held senior positions connected with the implementation of Government’s policies to expand the use of private finance in the provision of public infrastructure, first as the Chief Executive of the Treasury Taskforce, then as Deputy Chairman of Partnerships UK plc. Before 1999, he was the Global Head of Project Finance at Dresdner Kleinwort Benson, having joined the bank in 1993, after 20 years as a lawyer with Linklaters & Paines.

Sir Adrian was awarded a CBE in 2001 and is a law graduate of Trinity Hall Cambridge.

Other key external appointments

Sir Adrian is currently the non-executive Chairman of Cadent Gas and Porterbrook Rail and a Trustee of the Commonwealth War Graves Foundation.