Julia Pyke stepped down as joint managing director of the Sizewell C nuclear project at the end of 2025, having led the project through financing and development, leaving Nigel Cann in sole charge.
She has now joined Agilia Infrastructure Partners as executive chair.
Agilia was established in 2015 by Mike Pugsley and Amar Qureshi , who had previously been involved in developing the regulated asset base (RAB) financing model used to deliver the Thames Tideway Tunnel. RAB is now being used on the Sizewell C nuclear power station and other large infrastructure projects.
With offices in London and Teesside, Agilia advises governments, regulators and investors on the development and delivery of complex infrastructure projects across energy, water, transport and defence. It is currently supporting projects and programmes with a combined capital value of more than 拢100bn including; Sizewell C, the Havant Thicket Reservoir in Hampshire, and the UK鈥檚 small modular reactor programme.
At Agilia, Julia Pyke succeeds James Stewart, who has helped guide Agilia鈥檚 development over the last three years. Stewart recently led the government-sponsored Stewart Review into major infrastructure projects, published last year, which has influenced the debate around how major projects should be developed.
Pyke said: 鈥淭he UK is entering a once-in-a-generation period of rebuilding and renewing our infrastructure. These are the projects that shape a country鈥檚 future, and getting them from vision to reality takes experience, determination and the right people around the table.
鈥淲orking with Agilia at Sizewell C, I saw first-hand the value of their practical, real world project experience in turning big national ambitions into projects that can actually be delivered.
鈥淚鈥檓 thrilled to be working alongside Mike and Amar and the rest of the Agilia team as it helps deliver the infrastructure that will support the country鈥檚 prosperity and resilience for generations 鈥� from the power that keeps the lights on, to the water and transport systems our communities depend on every day.鈥�
Amar Qureshi, co-founder and joint chief executive of Agilia Infrastructure Partners, said: 鈥淭he UK has the ambition and capital to deliver some of the most important infrastructure projects in a generation. What matters now is having the leadership and experience to turn those plans into projects on the ground.
鈥淛ulia is one of the few people who has helped take a project on the scale of Sizewell C from vision to full construction. Her values, experience and skills complement our own expertise in bringing together developers, government, investors and industry to deliver complex, nationally significant projects. Julia joining our team reinforces our ambition to continue supporting the delivery of the UK鈥檚 next wave of major infrastructure.鈥�
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