London Regional Transport (Hansard, 1 March 1999)

§ Ms Glenda Jackson

The information requested is set out:

Chairman It is not common practice for posts at Chairman level to be advertised. PricewaterhouseCoopers were appointed last spring to assist us in the search for a new Chairman.

Vice-Chairman It has been the practice to appoint the Vice-Chairman from within the existing Board, rather than through external advertising. This appointment is made by the LT Board itself, not by the Secretary of State.

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Executive Members The post of Managing Director of London Underground Limited was advertised last July.

Non-Executive Members It has been the practice to appoint non-executives from recruitment searches, or from names supplied by the Public Appointments Unit (PAU). Those appearing on the PAU's list are largely self-nominated.

Member	First appointed to Board	Qualifications and Experience
Chairman: Sir Malcolm Bates	11 February 1999	Sir Malcolm is Chairman of the Pearl Group and Premier Farnell plc. Until Easter 1997 he was also Deputy Managing Director of GEC plc, and Joint Managing Director of Wm. Brandt & Sons. He is also a member of the Industrial Development Advisory Board, has chaired the Government's Engineering Deregulation Task Force, and was a member of the Treasury's Private Finance Panel.
Chief Executive: Denis Tunnicliffe	1 November 1993	Mr. Tunnicliffe joined London Transport as Managing Director of London Underground in 1988, and became a full Board member in 1993. This led to his becoming Chief Executive last May. Prior to joining London Transport, Mr. Tunnicliffe worked for British Airways, and subsequently the International Leisure Group.
Managing Director, London Underground: Derek Smith	1 February 1999	Mr. Smith worked in NHS management prior to joining the LT Board. He has experience of running a large organisation through a period of change, and has experience of dealing with Private Finance programmes.
Managing Director, London Transport Buses: Clive Hodson	1 August 1995	Mr. Hodson became Managing Director of London Buses Ltd. in 1989. His performance there, and his stewardship of the privatisation of the LBL subsidiaries led to his joining the LT board in 1995 as MD of London Transport Buses.
Non-executive Vice-Chairman: Brian Appleton	1 September 1995	Mr. Appleton is a former Director of ICI and Polymers, and assessor to the Piper Alpha Inquiry. In 1992 he carried out a study for the HSE of the extent to which London Underground had achieved the right balance in responding to fire and bomb threats. He advises LT on safety matters.
Non-executive: Michael Lawrence	29 June 1994	Mr. Lawrence was formerly Chief Executive of the London Stock Exchange. His previous experience included being a partner in Price Waterhouse, Group Finance Director for the Prudential Corporation, non-executive Director of the Port of London Authority, and Chairman of the Hundred Group of Finance Directors. He is Chairman of the Financial Audit Committee at LT.
Non-executive: Sally O'Sullivan	1 August 1995	Ms O'Sullivan's background is in publishing. She is also a member of the Broadcasting Standards Council, and of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. She focuses on consumer issues at LT.
Non-executive: Sir Alan Bailey	1 December 1991	Sir Alan was formerly a Permanent Secretary at the Department of Transport, and formerly worked within the Treasury, Civil Service Department and Cabinet Office. He is Vice-Chairman of London Transport Buses.