Brig. Bavestock, and ICE Fellow, has spent much of his later career in international post conflict reconstruction and development in areas such as the Balkans and Southern Iraq, where he was involved in infrastructure repair and management. In 2006 he was appointed chief engineer in Iraq.
He assumed command of the Royal School of Military Engineering, leading a £3Bn Public Private Partnership, in March 2009.
Brig. Baveystock was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1985 and spent much of his early career in Germany.
He will be joining ICE on 14 November 2011, learning the ropes, before officially taking over in January 2012. Mr Foulkes will continue in his role as DG until his retirement at the end of December.
ICE senior vice president Richard Coackley, who chaired the selection panel, said: “Tom Foulkes, in nearly 10 years as DG, has played a central role in transforming the Institution - in particular implementing effective regional structures, positioning ICE as the voice of infrastructure in the media and influencing political decision making to ensure long term investment in infrastructure.”
He added: “Nick Baveystock has been appointed to build on this platform, and will also focus on engaging ICE members, sharing the Institution’s knowledge and expertise more effectively, and importantly, further raising the profile of civil engineering.”
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