HS2 director joins consultant

Former programme development director for HS2 Stuart Westgate has rejoined Nichols Group.

He will be a senior partner at the consultant, which has advised on Crossrail and the 2012 Olympic Games, responsible for strategic leadership and business development.

Prior to joining HS2 in 2015, Westgate spent four years as director of major projects advisory at KPMG, having joined the business from Nichols which is based in Marylebone, central London.

Westgate said: “I am very excited to be taking on this career defining role in the UK’s leading infrastructure strategy adviser, at a time when infrastructure investment, renewal and growth are at their highest levels.”

Nichols Group chair said: “Stuart is a welcome addition to our leadership team during a key period of expansion and growth.”