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Dr.

Nelson

Ogunshakin

OBE

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High-Speed 2 Limited: Non-Executive Board Director co-responsible for the corporate governance, programme management, financial performance, and construction delivery of the new Railway system between London and Birmingham at overall estimated construction cost between GBP£45 billion and GBP£55 billion

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Connecting Places Catapult: Non-Executive Board Director and Member of the Remuneration Committee responsible for provision of corporate governance and strategic direction for the UK's innovation accelerator for cities, transport and place leadership,with annual turnover more than GBP£25 million

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Transport for London (TfL): Non-Executive Board member responsible for provision of corporate governance and strategic direction support to the Transport Commissioner and TfL’s Executive Team responsible for the provision of effective multi- model Transportation system with annual turnover of GBP£12 billion, for London’s 8.5 million population. Chaired the Programme and Investment Committee with an annual capital programme of close to GBP£4 billion. Member of the Remuneration Committee.

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FIDIC Transformation: As Chief Executive Officer responsible for the overall Restructuring & Repositioning Programme, and global operational management, representing over one million engineering professionals and 40,000 firms in more than 100 countries worldwide.

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FIDIC Global Leadership Forum: Established a structured programme which convenes over 200 C-Suite global leaders and championed the successful annual delivery of a thought leadership programme to address the strategic challenges facing the global infrastructure industry.

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FIDIC Credentialing Services: Established the credentialing services and delivered the successful roll-out of the governance and global certification online operational process, retaining the role of Vice Chair of the Management Governance Board.

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FIDIC Academy: Restructured the incumbent training programme and delivered the successful roll-out of the governance and global certification online operational process, retaining the role of Vice Chancellor of the Senate Management Board.

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FIDIC Strategic Partnership with Multilateral Development Banks: Lead the development of relationships with Global MDBs, resulting in the negotiation , and agreement of five-year strategic licensing agreements with eight multilateral development Banks (WB, IDB, AfDB, AIIB, EIB, ADB, EBRD, CDB and IsDB) for the adoption and use of the FIDIC Contracts Standards for all their infrastructure procurement, estimated to be greater than USD$195 billion annually.

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FIDIC Global infrastructure Conference: Championed the restructuring, revitalisation and successful delivery of the rebranded Annual FIDIC Global Infrastructure Conference; held online in 2020 and 2021, and in-person in Berlin (2018), Mexico City (2019), Geneva (2022), and Singapore (2023), with global attendance in excess of 600 delegates.

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ARMHIIF: Chair of the Investment Committee responsible for USD$250 million funds, that vet the bankability, approval of new investments and portfolio divestment of Infrastructure, Power & Transportation investment projects in West Africa (2015- Present)

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Depthwize: Independent Non-executive Board Director co-responsible for the strategic development and corporate management of the oil exploration company, operating in the shallow wells along the West African coastline.

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Estate and Infrastructure Exchange: Member of the Advisory Board responsible for advising the Executive team on the product development, market testing, and roll-out of the London-based Infrastructure exchange platform, prior to its acquisition by a private equity firm.

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Deal-Pride / McGee Construction: Independent Non-Executive Board Director responsible for the repositioning of the specialist contractor to expand its business outlook to cover wider infrastructure construction projects, predominantly in London and the South-East region, with annual Turnover close to GBP£80 million.

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National Infrastructure Plan: Provided strategic engagement advisory support on the implementation of the UK National Infrastructure Plan (NIP), working in collaboration with Infrastructure UK (IUK) and the UK Government Treasury and Cabinet offices on funding and procurement strategies, with primary focus on the Thames Tideway project (GBP£3.5 billion), Hinkley Point C Nuclear Plant Project (GBP£14.5 billion) and High Speed 2 (HS2) rail infrastructure project (GBP£45 billion).

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Institution of Civil Engineers: Chaired a UK infrastructure industry-wide stakeholder panel, responsible for working with the UK Government's Treasury in developing a "behaviour change "Chartered," which all Government departments will be measured against when considering value for money in the delivery of all infrastructure and construction annual capital projects.

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Transport Hub Development: Planning, procurement, and delivery of major multi-million-dollar Airports inlcuding the New Hong Kong Airport, Kuala Lumpur International Airport and the New Athens Airport.

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PPP Delivery: Provided technical and financial advisory support to the lending consortium on the delivery of USD$2.5 billion Highway 407 Toll Road in Toronto, Canada.

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Dispute Resolution: Facilitated the resolution of commercial disputes between JV Design & build Contractors (Murray R Roberts and Siemens) on Taiwan High Speed

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Technical & Commercial Advisory: Technical and construction commercial adviser on the USD$10 billion Great Man-Made River (Water Pipeline) project in Libya for the Syndicated Bankers providing the project Bond.

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Project Development: Lead the strategic planning, technical investigation, sourcing and formation of technical partner, negotiation of EPC Contract, corporate capacity building and structuring of funds for the development of a new 2.5M/T/Y Cement and Power Plant in Africa with estimated cost of USD$360 million

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European CEO Summit: Developed, planned, and executed the Annual European CEO Summit / Industry Benchmarking Programme for the Consultancy and Engineering companies, with over 100 CEOs / Executives in attendance with a focus on global market dynamics, corporate strategic plans, M&A, investment appraisal, corporate operational and financial performance.

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Dubai Financial Crisis: Played a key role in a high-level strategic negotiation on GBP£500 million sovereign debt management between Nakheel Group of Dubai and several UK Construction suppliers, resulting in a syndicated high-profile bank-workout Settlement, comprising a 40% cash payment & issue of a 60% bond over a 5-year period with an annual premium

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FIDIC Conference London 2009: As CEO of ACE, planned, executed, and hosted the successful FIDIC 2009 Conference in London with attending delegates more than 750 Executives / CEOs from over 80 countries around the world.

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Association for Consultancy & Engineering (ACE): Delivered a strategic turnaround andrepositioning, of the ACE organization, increasing the organisational turnover by 120% through organic, M&A, and start up diversification into supplementary services.

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WSP Executive: Project Director for the delivery of the GBP£350 million Bull Ring Shopping Centre redevelopment in Birmingham, UK. Responsible for growing the WSP Building (Structure & Building Services) businesses in the Midlands and East Anglia, achieving the planned increase in turnover and profit for the region. Played a key role in the integration of the entire North and South Building businesses (GBP£5O million turnover / 650 staff), including the introduction of the sector-focused approach to service delivery.

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Crossrail / Elizabeth Line: Non-Executive Board member and Chair of Programme and Investment Committee for the new Elizabeth Line (Previously known as Cross rail Project) Railway system, costing £18.0 billion, connecting West and East London, UK 2018-2022.