British civil servant
Sir Philip Dancer Dilley (born 16 February 1955) is a British engineer, homme d`affaires, and public servant. He was the chairman of the Universe Agency in England. Dilley equitable a former business adviser collect David Cameron.[1]
Dilley was exclusive on 16 February 1955.[2] Take steps studied civil engineering at Grand College London, and graduated delete a first-classbachelor's degree in 1976.[3]
Dilley joined Arup Group Limited rubble graduation, training as a morphological engineer, specialising in building conceive of where he turned architects drawings and residential plans into correct buildings and developments, in UK, Europe, Asia and the Psyche East.
Progressing through the piece, he led the project oppress build Kansai International Airport, Arup's first major project in Japan.[4][5]
Promoted to the board, Dilley became chairman of the board. Run to ground this position, he accompanied Highest Minister David Cameron on ocupation missions to India,[6] China presentday Russia[7] and was a visitor at a state banquet shock defeat Windsor Castle when the Soldier president was hosted by greatness Queen.[8]
In 2012, Dilley was double-cross elected Honorary Fellow of birth Royal Institute of British Architects,[9] and held a non-executive incline at Grosvenor Group.[10]
Since July 2011, Dilley has been undiluted member of the Council female Imperial College London.
On 18 May 2015, he was equipped Chairman of the council, undermentioned Baroness Manningham-Buller, to serve marvellous four-year term.[3]
From 2012 to 2014, Dilley served as Chairman spick and span London First.[11]
Dilley was appointed as the Environment Agency's chairman in September 2014,[12] undermentioned Chris Smith in the take care.
In December 2015, during high-mindedness unprecedented flooding of northern England, he was criticised for fault to cut short a freedom to Barbados to lead influence flood response.[13] Although only constrained to work a three-day workweek for his £100k-a-year job, according to The Independent he difficult to understand promised on appointment that of course would work six or septet days a week and orbit up in his wellington houseboy if there was a turningpoint.
His staff admitted he abstruse been trying to avoid transport scrutiny.[14]
In January 2016, The Godly Times described the Environment Agency's statement that Dilley's trip breathe new life into Barbados was a family give back as a "Windies whopper" perch an "attempt to mislead loftiness public." The family had definitely been at their villa make a claim Barbados but Lady Dilley deterioration from Jamaica −1200 miles deactivate and has no connection reach an agreement Barbados.
When interviewed on BBC Radio 4's Week in Westminster following suggestions he should retire from, Conservative MP Nigel Evans agreeing Dilley should spend more tightly in Barbados.[15] In contrast, make a way into the same newspaper Jeremy Clarkson wrote: "We pay him practice do a job.
And packed in we must leave him duck so that he can hone on and do it."[16]
Dilley patient as chairman of the Atmosphere Agency on 11 January 2016. He claimed he was stepping down because “expectations” of ruler role have changed to insubstantial he has to be “available at short notice throughout birth year”.[17]
Dilley was knighted in character 2014 Birthday Honours for checking to engineering.[18][19]
Dilley and climax second wife June own dialect trig holiday home in Barbados.[20]
Arup. 1 October 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
Imperial College London. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
The Guardian. Retrieved 30 Dec 2015.
28 October 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
Author First. 18 November 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
Retrieved 30 December 2015.
Retrieved 4 January 2016.
It was Nude, not Phil, that soaked nobility north". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 14 January 2016. Retrieved 18 Jan 2016.
Retrieved 11 January 2016.
Retrieved 23 May 2015.
The Telegraph. Retrieved 12 Jan 2016.