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The UKIB is the new, government-owned policy bank, focused on increasing infrastructure investment across the United Kingdom. We will partner with the private sector and local government to finance a green industrial revolution and drive growth across the country.
NEWS: UK Infrastructure Bank to welcome permanent CEO
The UK Infrastructure Bank reached a major milestone today (September 1) as the Chancellor Rishi Sunak appointed John Flint as first permanent Chief Executive of the UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB). You can read the full press notice here.
>The UKIB is the first of its kind in the UK and opened in June 2021. The appointment marks the next step in our mission to support regional growth across the UK and tackle climate change by accelerating investment in ambitious infrastructure projects in sectors including clean energy, transport, digital, water and waste.
Born in Yorkshire, Mr Flint will be based at the institution’s headquarters in Leeds. He has a wealth of experience in finance and banking, having most recently held the role of Group Chief Executive of HSBC, a company where he spent 30 years.
Mr Flint will take up the role in late September. We are looking forward to welcoming him when he starts!
If you’re interested in working with us to tackle climate change and boost regional growth drop us an email at careers@ukib.org.uk
"The UK Infrastructure Bank will accelerate our ambitions for tackling climate change and levelling up, while creating new opportunities across the UK as part of our Plan for Jobs."
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Our mandate
We will lend to local and mayoral authorities for strategic and high value projects and invest in infrastructure projects alongside the private sector, crowding-in private sector capital.
Help tackle climate change, particularly meeting our net zero emissions target by 2050.
Our core objectives
Support regional and local economic growth through better connectivity, opportunities for new jobs and higher levels of productivity.
Governance
We are wholly owned and backed by HM Treasury, but we will be operationally independent.
Our relationship with HM Treasury is set out in our Framework Document.
Our senior team
Chris Grigg, CBE
Chris brings extensive business and finance leadership to the Bank.
He served as the CEO of British Land for eleven years until November 2020, where amongst other things he oversaw large scale property development projects. Previously, he was Chief Executive of Barclays Commercial Bank and a partner at Goldman Sachs. He has served on the Board of BAE Systems since 2013 – where he is currently the Senior Independent Director – and is on the corporate board of Cancer Research UK.
John Flint
John is a banker with a wealth of experience in the industry. He is the former Group Chief Executive of HSBC, a company with which he spent 30 years, having first joined them in 1989 as a graduate trainee.
In that time, he worked across the business, serving in various senior leadership positions as Chief Executive Officer of Retail Banking & Wealth Management, Chief of Staff to the Group Chief Executive of HSBC, Chief Executive of Global Asset Management, Group Treasurer and Deputy Head of Global Markets.
David Lunn
David joins UKIB from HM Treasury where he was the Europe Director, leading on the implementation of EU Exit and HM Treasury’s broader Europe policy.
In that role, he served as the UK’s representative on the European Investment Bank’s Board of Directors. Before this, he worked in UK Financial Investments, when it managed the government's investments in the Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds Banking Group and UK Asset Resolution.
Charles Donald
Charles was appointed Chief Executive of UK Government Investments in March 2020, having joined in May 2018 as Head of the Financial Institutions Group.
He joined UK Government Investments from Credit Suisse where he was Vice Chairman of UK Advisory & Corporate Broking having previously been Co-Head of UK Investment Banking. He heads the Government’s Corporate Finance Profession.
Gay Huey Evans, CBE
Gay has significant business and finance experience. She is currently Chair of the London Metal Exchange, as well as serving on the Boards of Standard Chartered, ConocoPhillips and IHS Market.
She is a Trustee of Benjamin Franklin House, Senior Advisor to Chatham House and a member of the US Council on Foreign Relations and the IUKFP (Indian UK Financial Partnership).
If you have a project that you would like to discuss with us, please get in touch.