
Adrian is currently the non-executive Chairman of 3i, Michael Page International plc, Anglian Water Group Ltd and CellMark Investments AB of Gothenburg, and a non-executive director of Skanksa AB of Stockholm. He was also Chairman of British Energy Group from 2004-2009 and Friends Provident Group from 2005-2009.
From 2001-2004 Adrian was Deputy Chairman of Network Rail Limited, the successor to Railtrack as the operator of Britain's railway infrastructure, and from 2004-5 Chairman of Cross London Rail Links Ltd, the company responsible for developing London's £10bn Crossrail project.
From 1999-2001 Adrian 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 Chief Executive of the Treasury Taskforce, and then as Deputy Chairman of Partnerships UK plc.
Before that, Adrian was Global Head of Project Finance at Dresdner Kleinwort Benson, having joined the bank in 1993 after 20 years as a lawyer with Linklaters & Paines.
Adrian is also Chairman of London First and of the Advisory Board of Reform, the think tank, and he is a Trustee of Historic Royal Palaces.