The Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT) has announced the appointment of Andrew Hugill as the Institution’s Director of Policy & Technical Affairs.

Andrew joins CIHT from Atkins where he was focussed on the development of improved highway services in the UK. He is experienced in operating at a strategic, tactical and operational level across a wide range of authorities and organisations and has over 25 years’ experience of developing partnership approaches to service delivery.

Andrew joined Atkins in January 2006 from 4ps where he was a senior executive advising local authorities on the best way to develop, procure and deliver PFI and PPP schemes .He has a wide range of experience of developing successful partnerships across the UK highways sector, using a range of contractual models including NEC. His understanding of the structure, funding, service development, procurement and delivery in the sector lead to a secondment to UKTI in 2010 to produce a report on the capability of the UK Highways sector.

Andrew is recognised at a senior level professionally, being a Trustee of CIHT for 6 years and has chaired both its Procurement and Education boards. He is a former chair of the Yorkshire and Humberside branch of CIHT

Andrew will be joining CIHT on the 9 September.

Sue Percy, CIHT Chief Executive said:

“I am greatly looking forward to working with Andrew, who will bring valuable skills to the Institution.  He will be building on CIHT’s achievements and will help us increase the Institution’s profile, and the reputation of the industry with governments and other stakeholders“.
 
For more information please contact:
Daniel Isichei, Director of Communications, CIHT on t: +44 (0) 20 7336 1567 m: 07912122573 e: Daniel.Isichei@ciht.org.uk