Tom Delay (businessman)

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Thomas Auguste Read Delay CBE (born 9 April 1959) is a British businessman, and a commentator on business issues arising from the impact of climate change. [1] [2] He was Carbon Trust's first chief executive at its creation in 2001, and served in that role for over two decades until December 2023. [3]

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Background

Delay was educated at the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle in London. He went on to study mechanical engineering at the University of Southampton. He also holds an MBA from INSEAD in Fontainebleau. [4]

Career

After qualifying as a chartered engineer, Delay worked at Shell for 16 years in commercial and operations roles across Africa and Europe. He then moved into management consultancy, working at McKinsey and A.T. Kearney.

In 2001, Delay was appointed as the Carbon Trust's first chief executive, at its formation. [3] He was initially appointed by a joint committee of the UK Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and the Confederation of British Industry. In June 2023, he announced he would be stepping down from his role at Carbon Trust after two decades in post.

Delay is a member of the UK Energy Research Partnership, [5] and in 2011 he was also appointed to the UK Offshore Wind Cost Reduction Task Force. [6]

He chairs the advisory board of Imperial College London's Centre for Climate Finance & Investment, and its MSc in Climate Change Management & Finance. [7] He is also on the advisory board for the Global CO2 Initiative at the University of Michigan. [8]

Delay is a board member of Severn Trent Plc, where he chairs the Corporate Sustainability Committee. [9]

Honours

Delay was appointed a CBE by the Queen in the 2018 New Year Honours for services to sustainability in business. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Delay, Tom (11 March 2014). "Why is there no Manhattan Project to tackle climate change? | Tom Delay" – via www.theguardian.com.
  2. ↑ "Tom Delay". World Bank Live. 19 April 2016.
  3. 1 2 "All good things come to an end | The Carbon Trust". The Carbon Trust. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Tom Delay | The Carbon Trust". The Carbon Trust. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Tom Delay CBE".
  6. ↑ "Members appointed to Offshore Wind Cost-cutting Task Force". GOV.UK.
  7. ↑ "Climate Finance Centre Advisory Board | Imperial College Business School". Imperial College Business School. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Advisor Board | Global CO2 Initiative". Global CO2 Initiative. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Our leadership team | Governance | About us | Severn Trent Plc". Severn Trent Plc. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "New Year Honours 2018: Sustainability champions make Queen's list". edie.net.


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