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Our team of trusted advisers develop strategies that help to unlock projects across the UK.
Huy Truong
Chairman
Huy Truong
Chairman
Huy (Hugh) began his career at The Boston Consulting Group, advising clients on strategic challenges. Over 25 years, he has held roles including Founder, CEO, Executive Chair, and investor, building successful businesses across industries like technology, financial services, insurance, and supply chain. At Infrastructure Matters, Huy remains focussed on the delivery of top quality services providing capital and Board leadership, assembling a high-performance team to secure consent for major projects.
Dominic ODonnell
Managing Director
Dominic ODonnell
Managing Director
Dom began his career as a parliamentary aide to an MP and former minister. Since then he has developed a particular expertise in helping clients to navigate complex and controversial issues across the transport, energy and infrastructure sectors. Dom created Infrastructure Matters with a specific purpose in mind: to help public and private sector organisations manage political and stakeholder risks during the early stages of major infrastructure schemes.
Frances Fernandes
Managing Director
Frances Fernandes
Managing Director
Frances Fernandes leads our specialist consents service, offering expert, strategic advice and hands-on guidance to applicants during the Pre-Examination and Examination stages. With over a decade of experience as a Lead Examining Inspector at the Planning Inspectorate, Frances is an NSIP planning and DCO expert having assessed some of the most complex and nationally significant projects since the NSIP consenting process was introduced in 2008.
Rynd Smith
Managing Director
Rynd Smith
Managing Director
Rynd brings unmatched expertise in infrastructure planning, shaped by his background in law and town planning. A former director of the RTPI and the Planning Inspectorate, he has led major UK and Australian projects, including the Lower Thames Crossing. Holding the record for most DCO Examinations chaired, he aligns strategy with delivery, leveraging data and digital tools to drive efficiency. He pioneered virtual NSIP examinations. He is a Fellow of the RSA and Member of the RTPI.
Claire O’Donnell
Director
Claire O’Donnell
Director
Claire is a seasoned operations leader with expertise in product and project management. As Operations Director, she ensures seamless daily operations while steering strategic growth. Claire also contributes to the Lower Thames Crossing project, overseeing planning and scheduling efforts for the External Affairs team. Her combined focus on operational excellence and project impact is key to the company’s success.
Menaka Sahai
Director
Menaka Sahai
Director
Menaka is a chartered town planner with over 25 years experience spanning central and local government, private sector and consultancy. Before joining Infrastructure Matters, she was a Lead Examining Inspector at the Planning Inspectorate, where she was Chair on a number of NSIP examinations. With a strong foundation in planning, design, and governance, combined with analytical skills and strategic thinking, Menaka brings valuable insight to her projects, ensuring informed decision-making on major projects.
Kevin Howlett
Director
Kevin Howlett
Director
Kevin has over 20 years of public affairs and strategic communications experience. He has led campaigns and external affairs teams for a number of high-profile public and private sector organisations. At IM Kevin has delivered successful campaigns for the Lower Thames Crossing, Network Rail, National Highways, and the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority.
Jordan Green
Associate Director
Jordan Green
Associate Director
Jordan is an experienced consents professional with over a decade of experience handling applications for major projects. He has a comprehensive understanding of mega-projects, supported by a solid track record in both the UK and Australia. His experience includes leading multidisciplinary teams and delivering consents across energy, water and transport, with demonstrated proficiency in navigating complex regulatory environments.
Owen Stratford
Associate Director
Owen Stratford
Associate Director
Owen is an experienced communications professional within our advocacy advisory practise with a track record of delivery across a number of major infrastructure programmes and complex projects. Owen’s work at Infrastructure Matters includes leading work to achieve political support and ultimately consent for a number of Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects. Owen also leads on Infrastructure Matters work with local and regional Government and in the authoring of policy reports.
Neil Muldoon
DCO Account Director
Neil Muldoon
DCO Account Director
Neil is a project manager and rail transport specialist with a proven track record of unlocking major projects, delivering significant cost savings and embedding controls within delivery processes. Placing a strong focus on building effective relationships, he specialises in working with major stakeholders, in particular Network Rail, Transport for London and the Department for Transport. With a forward-thinking approach to project management, Neil is able to deliver client needs throughout the project lifecycle.
Dominic Willson
Senior Planner
Dominic Willson
Senior Planner
Dominic has a deep understanding of the NSIP process, successfully managing applications through pre-application, examination, and delivery stages to ensure high-quality, timely outcomes. Dominic’s experience includes managing consents, authoring essential documentation and addressing public consultation feedback. With a proven track record in high-pressure environments, Dominic combines technical knowledge and strategic insight to navigate complex infrastructure planning challenges.
Holly Smith
Account Director
Holly Smith
Account Director
Holly is a public affairs and stakeholder communications professional, with experience in national and local governments as well as political offices. She has worked across transport, net zero, planning and development, building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders, including on contentious projects. Holly is an effective communicator with an astute political understanding. She is committed to forming collaborative and open relationships with stakeholders and team members.
Eden Musyoki
Account Director
Eden Musyoki
Account Director
Eden is a communications and engagement specialist who excels in building positive stakeholder relationships and developing strategies and powerful narratives to build advocacy and support for infrastructure projects. Eden is currently leading business engagement work on the National Highways’ Lower Thames Crossing Project. He also provides strategic communications advice to a number of devolved authority and sub-national transport body clients.
Adama Sesay
Account Director
Adama Sesay
Account Director
Adama has over a decade’s experience in the transport and infrastructure sectors, delivering stakeholder engagement and strategic communications on nationally significant projects. She has worked across a range of complex and high-profile schemes, including the Docklands Light Railway, with a strong focus on building trust with government, industry, and local communities. Adama has a proven track record in developing and leading targeted engagement strategies that support project delivery and align with wider infrastructure policy.
Jasmin Christensen
Account Manager
Jasmin Christensen
Account Manager
Jasmin is a stakeholder engagement and communications specialist, focusing on building support and advocacy for energy and infrastructure projects. Jasmin has experience working within complex regulatory environments, executing extensive stakeholder engagement programs. In Australia, Jasmin worked on securing approval for an onshore wind farm development as well as undertaking public consultations for a major infrastructure project in Tasmania.
Jack Sloan
Account Manager
Jack Sloan
Account Manager
Jack is a public affairs and engagement professional with experience in providing political insight and creating engagement strategies for clients across a broad range of sectors. He supports our advocacy work on major infrastructure projects, engaging with national stakeholders across industry and Whitehall.
Zohra Shamim
Senior Account Executive
Zohra Shamim
Senior Account Executive
Zohra is a communications and stakeholder engagement professional with an international background and some experience across both the humanitarian and infrastructure sectors. She has worked with political organisations, charities, and a consultancy, developing inclusive engagement strategies and producing high-impact communications. Zohra has a keen interest in UK parliamentary affairs and major infrastructure projects.
Solomon Westmancott
Senior Account Executive
Solomon Westmancott
Senior Account Executive
Solomon is a public affairs and engagement professional, bringing insightful economic and political analysis across a wide range of sectors. Solomon currently supports the economic strategy of the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, alongside stakeholder engagement support for local government, aviation and water clients.
Mollie McGowan
Account Executive
Mollie McGowan
Account Executive
Mollie is a public affairs and engagement professional with strengths in providing political insights for a variety of infrastructure sectors. She has specific experience working with local government in economic development and innovation, and is working on a range of projects supporting stakeholder engagement
Katherine McKay
Graphics Specialist
Katherine McKay
Graphics Specialist
Katherine is a graphics specialist with eighteen years’ experience in the City of London at financial and IT firms. She moved to Pembrokeshire in 2016 where she freelances within a wide range of sectors. Her specialisms include MS Office and Adobe Creative Suite, creating anything from brochures to presentations, infographics and animations