
Matt Palmer
Lower Thames Crossing
executive director
Matt Palmer
Matt is the Executive Director of the Lower Thames Crossing; which will be the longest road tunnel in the UK, stretching 2.6 miles under the river Thames. The scheme, connecting the M25, A13 and M2 will also include 14.3 miles of new roads and around 50 new bridges and viaducts.
Matt has some 30 years’ experience including leading roles in design, project and programme management and business change. Having worked for client, consulting and delivery organisations, Matt has a successful track record as a senior executive and leader across a range of major organisations and investment programmes both in the UK and internationally.
Adept at turning strategy into delivery, building customer & stakeholder relationships in challenging environments. An inspirational leader with a history of building and motivating high performance teams. This is an opportunity to meet one of the leading characters of our industry and learn from his experiences first hand.