Tony Poulter
Biography
Tony Poulter was appointed to the Department for Transport Operator (DFTO) Board as a Non Executive Director on 24 March 2025.
His other roles are:
- a non executive member of the Department for Transport Board
- as a non-executive board member on the Board of Cubico Sustainable Investments, a leading global renewable energy developer, owner and operator
- at LCR Property Ltd, a specialist promoter of development and regeneration around the railway
He is also an external member of the finance committee of Oxford University, and of the finance and audit committees of the National Portrait Gallery.
His previous non executive roles included Senior Independent Director at the UK Green Investment Bank, and Chairman of the Pension Infrastructure Platform.
In his executive career, he was a partner at PwC from 1990 to 2016, first specialising in infrastructure finance, and then leading first the advisory business in Asia, and then the Global Consulting business. He was also Chairman of Strategy (formerly Booz and Company) after it was acquired by the PwC network.
Non-executive board member, DfT
Non-executive board members provide the Department for Transport with strategic advice, support and challenge. They also attend departmental board meetings and meet with the management team.