Mike Brown (transport executive)

Mike Brown
CBE MVO FRICS FCILT
Commissioner of Transport for London
In office
24 September 2015[1] – 29 June 2020
Preceded bySir Peter Hendy
Succeeded byAndy Byford[2]
Personal details
Born14 April 1964 (1964-04-14) (age 60)[3]

Michael William Tuke Brown, CBE MVO FRICS FCILT[3] (born 14 April 1964) is a British transport executive who was the Commissioner of Transport for London[4] from September 2015, upon his appointment by Mayor of London Boris Johnson, until June 2020.[1][5]

Career

Brown started work for London Underground in 1989, rising to become its Chief Operating Officer in 2003. From 2008 to 2010, he moved to be Managing Director of Heathrow Airport. In 2010, he was appointed Managing Director of London Underground and London Rail.

On 16 July 2015, Brown became Interim Commissioner of Transport for London after the departure of Sir Peter Hendy.[1] In September 2015, he was appointed commissioner on a permanent basis by the TfL board.[5] Following the November 2016 Croydon tram derailment, he was one of two top Transport for London (TfL) officials to decline a performance bonus.[6]

As of June 2017, Brown is a board member of London and Partners, chair of the Strategic Transport Apprenticeship Taskforce,[7] and chair of the National Skills Academy for Rail.[8][9]

In October 2019, TfL announced that Brown would be leaving his role as Commissioner in May 2020 to chair the Delivery Authority for the restoration of the Houses of Parliament.[10]

In June 2022, he was appointed Chair of the Rail Safety and Standards Board.[11]

Honours and awards

Brown was appointed Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) in the 2002 Birthday Honours[12] "for services to the Golden Jubilee" for his work at TfL during what has been called "one of the Underground’s greatest-ever organisational challenges".[13][14]

In 2016, he was awarded an honorary doctorate (LL.D.) by his alma mater, Queen's University Belfast, "for distinction in public service".[13]

In 2020, he was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to transport.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b c ""Mike Brown named as new Transport Commissioner"" (Press release). Transport for London. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Announcements: 27 May 2020 - Commissioner of Transport for London". Transport for London. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Michael William Tuke Brown". Who's Who. Oxford University Press/A & C Black. November 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2017.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Chief Officers of the TFL". Transport for London. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Mike Brown appointed new commissioner of Transport for London". BBC News. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  6. ^ Smith, Rebecca. "Two Transport for London bosses have rejected their bonuses after last year's Croydon tram crash". City A.M. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  7. ^ Masters, Jon (2 December 2016). "TfL commissioner to coordinate drive for transport apprentices". Infrastructure Intelligence. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Minister of State, John Hayes announced the Transport for London Commissioner, Mike Brown as new Chairman of NSAR". National Skills Academy: Rail. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  9. ^ Brown, Mike (26 June 2017). "Register of Interests" (PDF). Transport for London. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  10. ^ "Mike Brown MVO set to leave TfL". Transport for London. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Mike Brown CBE MVO appointed RSSB chair". Rail Professional. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  12. ^ "Queen's honours - the full list". BBC. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  13. ^ a b "Queen's honours leading artist and London Transport chief". Queen's University Belfast. 2 July 2016. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  14. ^ "Jubilee honour for Mike Brown". The Tube. 6 August 2002. Archived from the original on 28 June 2003. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  15. ^ "Queen Birthday Honours List". UK Government. Retrieved 28 September 2022.


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