Andrew Wolstenholme

Andrew William Wolstenholme OBE FREng (born 5 March 1959) is an English civil engineer, and group technical director of Laing O'Rourke.

From 2011 to 2018, he was the chief executive of Crossrail.

Early life[edit]

Andrew Wolstenholme was born in London, the son of an architect mother. He went to Sussex House School and then Malvern College. He graduated from the University of Southampton in 1981 with a first class degree in civil engineering.^[1]

Career[edit]

Army[edit]

After university, Wolstenholme served with the British Army for three years as a commissioned officer with the Queen's Royal Irish Hussars.^[2]

Arup[edit]

Wolstenholme joined Arup Group in 1987 as a bridge designer.^[1]

BAA[edit]

Wolstenholme joined BAA in 1997 as construction director of the Heathrow Express Rail Link. He became programme director of the £4.3bn Heathrow Terminal 5 (T5) in 2002. Construction of T5, designed and engineered by Arup, began in July 2002.

While at BAA, Wolstenholme chaired a Constructing Excellence group which produced a report, Never Waste a Good Crisis, published in November 2009.^[3]^[4]

Crossrail[edit]

Wolstenholme became chief executive of Crossrail, Europe's largest civil engineering project, in August 2011, succeeding Rob Holden.^[5] He stepped down from this role in March 2018,^[6] to be replaced by Crossrail programme director Simon Wright in a combined role.^[7]

Wolstenholme received a salary of £476,772 while working in this capacity, a performance related pay award of £160,000 and severance pay of £97,734.^[8]

BAE Systems[edit]

In May 2018, Wolstenholme joined BAE Systems as group managing director, maritime and land UK.^[9] In May 2019 it was announced that Wolstensholme would be stepping down from BAE Systems for personal reasons.^[10]

Laing O'Rourke[edit]

In April 2021, Wolstenholme was appointed as group technical director of contractor Laing O'Rourke, having previously been an advisor to the company.^[11]

Honours[edit]

Wolstenholme was appointed an OBE in the 2009 Birthday Honours and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2013.^[12]

He became a Vice President of the Institution of Civil Engineers in November 2016, with a view to becoming the 155th President in 2019, but stood down in April 2018 citing new work commitments.^[13]^[14]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Crossrail Ltd. "Andrew Wolstenholme OBE". Crossrail. Archived from the original on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
^ "Oxford University Business Economics Program". Oxford University. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
^ "Never Waste A Good Crisis". Constructing Excellence. CE. 30 November 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
^ Mosey, David (20 November 2009). "Saving the best for last: Wolstenholme report". Building. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
^ Crossrail Ltd. (18 May 2011). "Andrew Wolstenholme appointed new Crossrail Chief Executive". Crossrail. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
^ "Crossrail chief steps down". The Construction Index. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
^ "Crossrail chief Andrew Wolstenholme steps down | Construction Enquirer". www.constructionenquirer.com. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
^ "TfL Annual Reports and Statement of Accounts 2017-18". www.tfl.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 October 2018.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Crossrail chief is moving to BAE Systems". The Construction Index. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
^ Prior, Grant (31 May 2019). "Former Crossrail chief Wolstenholme quits latest role". Construction Enquirer. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
^ Prior, Grant (28 April 2021). "Ex-Crossrail boss Wolstenholme joins Laing O'Rourke". Construction Enquirer. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
^ "RAEng List of Fellows". Archived from the original on 8 June 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
^ Marsh, Pat. "Four new Vice Presidents chosen for 2016/17". Retrieved 20 May 2016.
^ Hansford, Mark (23 April 2018). "Wolstenholme to miss out on ICE Presidency". New Civil Engineer. Retrieved 23 April 2018.

External links[edit]

Business positions
Preceded by Unknown	Project Director Heathrow Terminal 5 2002–2008	Succeeded by Project completed
Preceded by Rob Holden	Chief Executive Crossrail August 2011–March 2018	Succeeded by Simon Wright as Chief Executive & Programme Director

[:0-1] Crossrail Ltd. "Andrew Wolstenholme OBE". Crossrail. Archived from the original on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2018.

[2] "Oxford University Business Economics Program". Oxford University. Retrieved 9 August 2017.

[CENWAGC-3] "Never Waste A Good Crisis". Constructing Excellence. CE. 30 November 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2016.

[BuildingNov2009-4] Mosey, David (20 November 2009). "Saving the best for last: Wolstenholme report". Building. Retrieved 26 July 2016.

[5] Crossrail Ltd. (18 May 2011). "Andrew Wolstenholme appointed new Crossrail Chief Executive". Crossrail. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2018.

[TCI-09Mar2018-6] "Crossrail chief steps down". The Construction Index. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.

[7] "Crossrail chief Andrew Wolstenholme steps down | Construction Enquirer". www.constructionenquirer.com. Retrieved 9 March 2018.

[8] "TfL Annual Reports and Statement of Accounts 2017-18". www.tfl.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 October 2018.^{[permanent dead link]}

[TCI-14Mar2018-9] "Crossrail chief is moving to BAE Systems". The Construction Index. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.

[Prior-31May2019-10] Prior, Grant (31 May 2019). "Former Crossrail chief Wolstenholme quits latest role". Construction Enquirer. Retrieved 3 June 2019.

[Prior-28Apr2021-11] Prior, Grant (28 April 2021). "Ex-Crossrail boss Wolstenholme joins Laing O'Rourke". Construction Enquirer. Retrieved 28 April 2021.

[12] "RAEng List of Fellows". Archived from the original on 8 June 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.

[13] Marsh, Pat. "Four new Vice Presidents chosen for 2016/17". Retrieved 20 May 2016.

[14] Hansford, Mark (23 April 2018). "Wolstenholme to miss out on ICE Presidency". New Civil Engineer. Retrieved 23 April 2018.

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