Lord Mair

Lord Mair's full title is The Lord Mair CBE. His name is Robert James Mair, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.

Registered Interests

Registered Interests for Lord Mair.

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Category 1: Directorships

  • Non-executive Director and Chair of Board, Epsimon Ltd (infrastructure monitoring)

Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.

  • Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Cambridge
  • Partner and Consultant, Geotechnical Consulting Group LLP (consulting engineers)
  • Consultant to the Laing O’Rourke Group (construction company)
  • Member, Committee on Climate Change Risk Assessment Expert Advisory Panel
  • Member of Independent Tunnelling Expert Panel advising Department of Transport and HS2 Ltd on HS2
  • Chair of Task Force appointed by Network Rail to review its management of earthworks (cuttings and embankments)
  • Chair of Review by Institution of Civil Engineers for DEFRA on Future Supply of Reservoir Engineers
  • Consultant to AECOM (consulting engineers) on NEOM project, Saudi Arabia
  • Expert witness on behalf of HS2 Ltd giving evidence to High Speed Rail (Crewe-Manchester) Bill Select Committee in House of Commons
  • Chair of several recent independent technical reviews of Hinkley Point C and proposed Sizewell C nuclear power stations, commissioned by EDF

Category 10: Non-financial interests (a)

  • Member, Singapore Government’s Advisory Panel on Asia Sustainable Infrastructure (travel and accommodation expenses only)

Category 10: Non-financial interests (b)

  • Fellow, Jesus College, Cambridge

Category 10: Non-financial interests (c)

  • Commissioner, Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 (interest ceased 1 October 2024)

Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)

  • Chair of Trustees, Thriplow Charitable Trust (educational charity)
  • Past-President, Institution of Civil Engineers
  • Chair, Advisory Board, UK Collaboratorium for Research on Infrastructure and Cities (UKCRIC - a consortium of UK universities)
  • Trustee, Fitzwilliam Museum Development Trust
  • Fellow, Royal Academy of Engineering
  • Fellow, Royal Society
  • Trustee, The Athenaeum Club