Chris Reader
Chris Reader MBA, MSc – Head of Commercial Media, TfL (Transport for London)
As Head of Commercial Media, Chris leads the management of TfL’s extensive advertising and media portfolio, arguably the world’s largest, across rail and underground, bus shelters, roadside, online and print distribution.
The role spans management of our partner contracts (Global, JCD, Metro and Evening Standard) as well as strategy, advertising policy, capital investment in assets, integration of TfL data and creative partnerships across the entire estate.
Chris has been involved in the evolution of TfL’s commercialising of its asset base across the capital since 2014, leading the implementation of the Commercial Development directorate. Prior to this, he has held a wide range of roles across TfL, including roles in Finance, Business Operations, Project Delivery and Change Management.
James has worked for TfL since 2004, when he joined as a graduate trainee. He is currently the Head of Safety Health & Environment (SHE) Business Partnering, supporting the TfL Chief Capital Office, which includes TfL Engineering & Asset Strategy. James is often out and about across our transport network visiting our construction, maintenance and asset investment sites.
James became an employer nominated Trustee in March 2023 and sits on the Operations and Audit & Risk Committees.
Julian Thirlby is an employer appointed trustee (appointed in 2022), sitting on the Investment Committee and Appeals Committee as well as the Trustee Board.
Julian is currently the Head of Financial Planning & Investment at Places for London, TfL’s property company, with responsibility for financial planning and investment management decisions.
Aside from this Julian is a seasoned corporate finance specialist and chartered accountant with 15 years of experience as a finance professional, 10 years of which have been spent with TfL leading cross functional teams on a variety of structured finance projects.
Finn Brennan is a District Organise at ASLEF the Trains Drivers Union. He leads negotiations on behalf of train drivers and other ASLEF members on London Underground and Croydon Tramlink.
He sits on the Operations Committee which oversees the day-to-day work of the fund and the Audit and Risk Committee.
Lewis has worked with and for TfL in a variety of roles since 2006 and has acted as a Trustee Director for the TfL Pension Fund since 2010.
Lewis is the current Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee, and a sitting member of the Operations and Investment Committees, bringing his multidisciplinary skillset to those areas.
With a keen interest in the evolving Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) elements of investment management, Lewis looks forward to facing the challenges that the next decade will bring.
Stephen Ellaby is TSSA elected and nominated Trustee Director of the TfL Pension Scheme, from 2009. As Actuarial Valuation Committee member since 2011, Stephen has supported three Triennial Valuations, making input to Employer Covenant issues. As Appeals Committee member since 2015, Stephen adjudicates over member appeals. Stephen has shaped equalities input within the TSSA response to a government-instigated review of the Fund. Stephen is active in TUC and Committee on Workers’ Capital (CWC) initiatives to grow ‘Social’ footprint of ESG within Fund investments.
Stephen is a long-standing trade unionist and has worked at TfL as a Chartered safety practitioner since 2000 and prior to that undertook train operator and station operational roles within London Underground Limited.
Paul is an elected pensioner representative and is a member of both the TfL Pension Consultative Council and the TfL Pensioners Forum.
He has been a Trustee Director since 2014 and sits on the Investment and Appeals Committees.
Paul worked for TfL and its predecessors for 32 years. For the last 10 years of his career, he was a General Manager in Railway Operations in roles that included General Manager of the Metropolitan Line and Head of Operational Upgrades.
Joined London Undergound in 1985 as a Railman and then Station supervisor. Left LUL in 2013 to become RMT London Transport Regional Organiser.
Been active trade unionist all my life NUR and since 1990 RMT member. Was Railway Pension trustee (RMT Nominee on management committee ) for London Overground 2013 to 2022 , LOROL and then ARL. Former RMT National president and twice served on RMT NEC.
Chris joined London Transport in 1963 as a Graduate Trainee Civil Engineer. He progressed through design, construction site management to Design Team Leader, mainly on Rail Bridge renewals, becoming a Chartered Civil Engineer in 1970. Later he changed careers into management training, designing and running courses - many residential - for staff at all levels within LT.
Chris first became a member nominated trustee of the LT 1970 Superannuation Fund in 1983, continuing as a Trade Union [TSSA] nominated foundation Trustee of the TfL Pension Fund, until 1995.
As a pensioner, he was re-elected as a Trustee of the Fund in 2005. He served on the Audit and Investment Committees and was a founder member of the Alternatives and Liability Hedging Committee. He was also a member, briefly Chair, of the Operations Committee, being influential in 2006 in the separation off of Actuarial Valuation into a new Actuarial Valuation Committee (AVC). He has been Vice Chair of the AVC since its inception, and it is now the sole committee of which he is a member.
I joined the TfL Pension Scheme in 2008 and have worked in various roles in both LU and TfL – presently being in Contract Management.
I have legal and audit qualifications and experience.
I also possess experience of governance and committee structures having previously been a member of the Audit Committee of a further education college in London.