Tony Meggs

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Anthony Jan Michael Meggs CB is a British petroleum industry executive and former civil servant; the chairman of Crossrail, [1] and the former chief executive of the Infrastructure and Projects Authority, jointly part of the Treasury and the Cabinet Office. [2]

Meggs worked at BP in a number of roles, eventually as head of technology until leaving in 2008, after which he worked for companies including Talisman Energy, and co-chaired an MIT study on the future of natural gas. [3] [4]

Meggs was appointed as chief executive of the Major Projects Authority in the Cabinet Office in mid-2015, before his organisation was merged with the Treasury's Infrastructure UK body to form the Infrastructure and Projects Authority from 1 January 2016. [5] [6] As of September 2015, Meggs was paid a salary of between £190,000 and £194,999, making him one of the 328 most highly paid people in the British public sector at that time. [7] He left the IPA in January 2019 to become chairman of Crossrail when that project ran into difficulties, replacing Sir Terry Morgan. [1] He was succeeded at the IPA by Matthew Vickerstaff on an interim basis, and by Nick Smallwood in July 2019. [8]

Meggs was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2019 Birthday Honours. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 "IPA chief Tony Meggs to head up Crossrail as delayed scheme gets DfT bailout | Civil Service World". www.civilserviceworld.com. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  2. ↑ "Tony Meggs - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  3. ↑ Jeanmarie. "Independent Project Analysis - Anthony Meggs, Retired Head of Technology, BP". www.ipaglobal.com. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  4. ↑ "Anthony Meggs - Executive Bio, Compensation History, and Contacts - Equilar Atlas". people.equilar.com. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  5. ↑ "Government creates new body to help manage and deliver major projects for UK economy - Press releases - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  6. ↑ "New government body to help manage and deliver major projects for UK economy - Press releases - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  7. ↑ "Senior officials 'high earners' salaries as at 30 September 2015 - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. 2015-12-17. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
  8. ↑ "New Government Projects Chief Unveiled". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  9. ↑ "No. 62666". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 June 2019. p. B3.
Political offices
Preceded by Chief Executive,
Major Projects Authority
2015–2016		Succeeded by
Himself
as Chief Executive,
Infrastructure and Projects Authority
Preceded by
Himself
as Chief Executive,
Major Projects Authority 		Chief Executive,
Infrastructure and Projects Authority
2016–2019		Succeeded by
Preceded byas Chief Executive,
Infrastructure UK
Preceded by Chairman,
Crossrail
2019–		Incumbent
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