Rowark appointed Crossrail head of procurement

Crossrail has appointed Martin Rowark to lead the CRL Procurement Division. As head of procurement, Rowark will ensure that the acquisition of works, services and supplies from the external supply market is efficiently and effectively managed in line with relevant procurement regulations, government policies and best industry practice. He is also tasked with achieving best value in the delivery of the procurement requirements of the Crossrail project to programme and budget.

Rowark joins CRL from the East London Line where he was advising Transport for London on the project which links Surrey Quays with Clapham Junction. It also links the underground section of the line into the overground rail network.

He will join Crossrail on 21 December 2009 and report directly to commercial director Martin Buck. Buck said: “”I am delighted that Martin Rowark will be joining us as Head of Procurement. He brings a wealth of experience to the project as he has contributed to key railway projects in the past. We look forward to having him on board and strengthening the team to help deliver Europe’s largest construction project on time and to budget.”

Rowark is also former deputy head of procurement for the London 2012 Olympics and partner at Davis Langdon.