Masterplan Selection Panel
Sir John Egan – Chairman of the Panel
One of the most successful UK business leaders of his generation, Sir John Egan was chief executive of Jaguar plc in the 1980s before turning round the fortunes of the British Airports Authority between 1990 and 1999.
Sir John is currently chairman of Severn Trent Water, chancellor of Coventry University and a vice president of London First. He has been a member of MCC since 1997.
Masterplan Project Director, David Batts David Batts – Masterplan Project Director for MCC
David Batts is spearheading MCC’s vision for improving Lord’s for generations of future cricketers and cricket fans.
David has been Deputy Chief Executive of MCC since 2000 and has been responsible for a large number of Ground improvement initiatives including the acclaimed Pavilion refurbishment project in 2004-05.
Professor Ricky Burdett
A highly respected figure on the London and international architecture scene, Ricky Burdett is the Centennial Professor in Architecture and Urbanism at London School of Economics and is the chief adviser on architecture and urbanism for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
He is a former design adviser to the Mayor of London and has been on selection panels for major architecture competitions for the BBC, Tate Modern, Natural History Museum extension and all the Olympic venues.
Blake Gorst – Chair of MCC’s Estates Committee
Blake Gorst has had a long and successful career as a chartered surveyor and has worked at both Jones Lang LaSalle and Singer & Freidlander.
He has been an MCC member since 1984 and has served on the Estates Committee since 1991. He is also a member of the main MCC Committee.
Robert Griffiths QC
One of the UK’s most experienced barristers, Robert Griffiths has appeared in a large number of leading and high profile cases concerning public/administrative, planning, commercial, employment and sports law.
He is a member of MCC and has been a member of the Club’s Committee since 2000.
Charles Rifkind
A Barrister, Company Director and a founding partner of the Rifkind Levy Partnership, Charles Rifkind has been involved in many residential and commercial developments in central London as well as the creation of a vision for a new village for Matlock Town, Matlock Spa.
Charles has a passion for bringing projects and people together not only in property development but also for instance when he introduced and arranged the funding to move the World Cities exhibition from the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2006 to the Turbine Hall at the Tate Modern as their summer exhibition in 2007.
Sir Nicholas Serota
Director of the Tate Gallery since 1988, Nick Serota led the development of the Tate Modern, creating one of the most popular museums of modern art in the world. He was CABE commissioner for seven years and is currently a board member of the Olympic Delivery Authority.