John Armitt had run major contractors, pioneered the U.K.'s first high-speed-rail system and steered the national railroad infrastructure company out of bankruptcy when a headhunter tempted him to be chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority, charged with building all infrastructure and facilities for London's 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games.

SIR JOHN ARMITT

"I was immediately interested," he says.

伦敦以上施工超过10亿美元的建筑，通过完整和全运作的设施加强了广泛赞誉的奥运会。一个250公顷的Brownfield网站已被转换为一个多场公园和运动员的村庄，按计划和19亿美元的预算。

In addition, not one life was lost during 70 million worker hours, and the project's accident rate was well below the U.K. average, according to independent research.

Accolades heaped on Armitt were capped last year by a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth ll for his services to construction.

Sir John says the credit belongs to the whole team. When he joined in 2007, construction was at an early stage, but the program "was in good shape," he says. "There was a proficient senior management team led by David [Higgins]."

遵循一些高调，陷入困境的U.K.项目，奥运制剂处于强烈的审查。新利18备用网址ARMITT处理了许多外部利益，旨在创造“一个平静的气氛”，让他的团队专注于任务。

ARMITT“是一种稳定的影响力，充满信心地可以交付该项目，”大卫汤金说，U.K.S.的首席执行官。阿特金斯PLC。

The program's success owed much to Armitt's "deft leadership and understanding of the delivery requirements," noted Ray O'Rourke, chairman of U.K.-based construction group Laing O'Rourke plc.