Sir Adrian Montague

Appointed July 2023.

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

Experience

Previous roles include the Chairman of Cadent Gas, Manchester Airports Group, The City UK 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 1997 to 2001, he held senior positions connected with the implementation of the 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 1997, 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.