Mayor appoints new members to TfL Board
The Mayor of London, Sir Sadiq Khan, has announced further appointments to the Transport for London (TfL) Board, which was refreshed in 2024. The TfL Board provides stewardship and oversight for TfL’s delivery of the Mayor’s Transport Strategy and approves TfL’s budget, business plan, annual report and other major and strategic issues and policies.
Substantive changes were made to the Board in September 2024, which included the reappointment of the Mayor as Chair and the Deputy Mayor for Transport, Seb Dance, as Deputy Chair. Seven new Members were appointed for four years, and seven existing Members were reappointed for different periods.
The Mayor has now appointed three new Members, who will serve up to September 2028. Following a nomination from the Trades Union Congress, the Mayor has appointed Jim Kelly to represent workers, from 2 June 2025.
Professor Greg Clark CBE and Anne McMeel are due to step down in July 2025 after serving over eight years on the Board. Following an external recruitment campaign, the Mayor has appointed Carolyn Dwyer and Mike O’Donnell from 22 July 2025, to succeed Professor Greg Clark CBE and Anne McMeel and to provide further expertise in relation to finance and commercial development experience.
The Mayor of London, Sir Sadiq Khan said: “My appointments to the TfL Board have always brought together a huge range of talent, experiences and backgrounds that have successfully supported TfL in its world-leading work and overseen the delivery of its operations. I am grateful for the significant contribution of Professor Greg Clark CBE and Anne McMeel, who will be stepping down on 21 July after over eight years on the Board. The three new members have a wide range of experience in the public and private sectors which will build upon the delivery and expertise of the Board I appointed in September 2024 and address the needs of TfL now and in the future. Together we will ensure that TfL continues to deliver the world-class transport system that supports the economic success of London and the UK.”
The new members are:
Jim Kelly (from 2 June 2025)
Jim Kelly has been a licenced London taxi driver since 1987. He has held the position of Chair of London & Eastern Unite the union for 14 years. He has also been an elected member of the London Eastern & Southeast TUC Executive Council for over eight years, including holding the office of President during that time. He has been involved in campaigns alongside Unite bus representatives organising for better working conditions for London's bus workers and campaigns to support London taxi drivers.
Carolyn Dwyer (from 22 July 2025)
Carolyn Dwyer is an experienced local government leader with a significant background in property development, urban regeneration, and financial oversight. She has worked across multiple London boroughs and has been directly involved in major regeneration projects, including the Vauxhall Nine Elms and Battersea development and the London Cancer Hub in Sutton. She has a strong understanding of the intersection between transport infrastructure and property development, having been responsible for securing investment and developing funding models that integrate transport improvements with commercial development.
Mike O’Donnell (from 22 July 2025)
Mike O’Donnell was the CEO of London CIV, the pension pool for the London Boroughs and the City of London, until 2022. Prior to that, he held senior finance positions, including Executive Director Resources at the London Borough of Camden, where he led major financial planning, estate rationalisation, and budgetary reform. His experience also includes senior interim financial oversight roles at Birmingham City Council and the London Borough of Newham, where he managed complex financial challenges. Mike currently holds a number of non-executive director roles including Public Sector Audit Appointments, Local Pensions Partnership Administration, the Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust (where he chairs the Finance Committee), the Hillingdon Hospitals Foundation Trust. He is also a senior advisor and non-executive director of XTP Limited, a specialist cost consultancy working with asset owners.