Timothy Eggar

Associate
Criticaleye

Tim was born in 1951. He graduated from Magdalene College, Cambridge and the College of Law.

From 1974 to 1975 Tim worked at Hambros Bank before spending 8 years with the European Banking Company, where he specialised in the Euro markets and international corporate advisory work.

In 1979, Tim was elected to the UK parliament and, from 1985, he served in several UK ministerial positions and ultimately was Minister for Industry and Energy from 1992 to 1996.

Since leaving government, Tim has served as a director of a number of companies, including Chairman of MW Kellogg Limited and of Agip UK Limited. He was Chief Executive Officer of Monument Oil and Gas plc and Non-executive Director of Lasmo plc.

From 2000 to 2004, Tim was Global Head of ABN AMRO's Global Energy Corporate Finance Group and then Chairman of UK Client Coverage for ABN AMRO. Tim was Chairman of Harrison Lovegrove & Co. Ltd 2005-7 and of Indago Petroleum plc from 2005-9.

Tim is currently Chairman of the Board of of Nitol Solar ltd and on the Investment Committees of Mistral Wind Farms and EREF.

He is also Senior Advisor to International Gas Union, President of the Russo-British Chamber of Commerce and Chairman of Governors at Shiplake College.

About Criticaleye

Our Founders:

Andrew Minton

Charlie Wagstaff

Matthew Blagg

We've all heard the phrase, 'It's lonely at the top'. As chief executives across Criticaleye's Membership tell me, being a leader can be immensely rewarding, but also quite isolating. Who do you turn to when it comes to debating important issues on strategy? And, where can you go for solutions?

Unlike the individuals on the teams you lead, who are more than likely encouraged to share ideas and information, there are few people you can ask for useful and impartial advice. Your staff will expect you to have the answers already and professional advisors are likely to push their own agendas. In addition to this, the immediacy of today's business environment, where advances in technology and communications have intensified the pace of change, has created a world where leaders and directors have to be up-to-date and on-message around the clock.

Criticaleye was created in 2002 with the aim of helping leaders across industry sectors, business functions and geographical locations resolve business issues through peer-to-peer debate and discussion. Our Community works on the premise that business leaders and chief executives need a safe space to ask questions and discuss solutions without the threat of being held to ransom by employees, stakeholders or the media for not knowing the answer to every problem or challenge that presents itself.

Being part of the Criticaleye Community means a number of things: Access to a managed network of leaders who can offer you fresh perspectives on and solutions to your critical issues. Intimate events on topics that have been generated from within the Community; a dedicated Relationship Manager to monitor your Membership activity and ensure you're getting the most value from it; a seasoned executive or 'Associate' to provide high level advice and ensure you are talking to the right people in the Community. And access to Criticaleye's Insight through an interactive online knowledge portal which is made up of cutting-edge business research, event write-ups, film footage of events and interviews and Community Articles by other Members.

Matthew Blagg, Founder & CEO, Criticaleye