ACE welcomes John Armitt as new chairman of Olympic Delivery Authority

Leading construction industry business association, the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE), today welcomed the appointment of Network Rail chief executive John Armitt as the new chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA).
Commenting on the appointment, ACE chief executive Nelson Ogunshakin said: “We welcome John’s appointment to this critically important role and wish him every success." Armitt, who is also a member of ACE’s advisory group, will take up his position at the ODA on 1 September after leaving Network Rail in July.
Ogunshakin continued: "I believe that the ODA has chosen well. John’s wide-ranging experience of project leadership and delivery and his ability to deal with complex stakeholders will stand him in good stead for this new challenge. ACE looks forward to building on our already good relationship with John and to working with him to help deliver the 2012 programme.”

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