CPCS appoints infrastructure leader Damian Joy to its Board of Directors
CPCS, a global management consultant serving the transport, energy, and infrastructure sectors, welcomes Damian Joy to its Board of Directors.
Damian brings over 40 years of infrastructure leadership to CPCS, the kind that comes from decades spent developing, financing, procuring, delivering, and managing major capital projects across four continents.
Builder, strategist, and CEO
A recognized authority in infrastructure strategy, P3s, project finance, commercial structuring, and governance, he’s helped governments and investors navigate some complex transportation, transit, and social infrastructure challenges.
During his tenure at EY as Partner, Strategy & Transactions – Infrastructure Advisory, Damian built and led a national advisory practice of more than 60 professionals and steered major initiatives such as high‑speed rail, large‑scale public transit, broadband expansion, and federal cultural facilities.
Before that, as President & Chief Executive Officer of Bilfinger Project Investments North America, he oversaw P3 development, financing, construction, and asset management, sitting on seven project company boards and serving on the firm’s global investment committee. He led multiparty financing and restructurings, strengthened governance systems, and delivered major assets through times of economic turbulence, including opening Vancouver’s Golden Ears Bridge ahead of schedule.
Since 2010, Damian has been an infrastructure investment and finance lecturer at York University’s Schulich School of Business.
Earlier in his career, Damian lived and worked for 12 years in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. His roles included project manager for Kasane International Airport in Botswana and engineering manager of the Hong Kong branch of an international contractor.
What Damian brings to CPCS
Damian knows how to cut through complexity and help organizations see what matters most. He has scaled practices, stabilized distressed megaprojects, forged new partnerships, and guided clients through financial, technical, and governance challenges.
- His ability to bridge public and private interests, and to align commercial strategy with public value outcomes, aligns perfectly with CPCS’s mission.
- From tunnels, bridges, highways, transit systems, and utilities to social infrastructure, and long-term asset stewardship, Damian’s experience spans it all.
- He sees infrastructure the way we do, as a catalyst for economic resilience, and long‑term national competitiveness to improve day-to-day life.
Quotes
Kerry Gerber, Chair of CPCS’s Board of Directors
“Damian brings extraordinary depth in governance, commercial strategy, and major project leadership. His arrival strengthens our Board at exactly the moment when infrastructure demands in Canada and globally are growing more complex and more essential.”
Marc-André Roy, CPCS co-CEO and Managing Partner
“Damian’s combination of experience, commercial acumen, and global perspective perfectly aligns with our operating model and our commitment to delivering independent, practical, high‑impact infrastructure advice.”
Damian Joy, External Director, CPCS Board of Directors
“CPCS is uniquely positioned at the intersection of public priorities and commercial realities. Joining this reputable employee-owned management consulting company that is working on some of the world’s largest infrastructure initiatives such as the mega mining-infrastructure Simandou project in Guinea, and Canada’s high-speed rail network, is a challenge I look forward to contributing to.”
About CPCS
CPCS is a global management consultant working across the transportation, energy, and infrastructure sectors. We provide all the expertise required across a project’s lifecycle, including analytical, commercial, economics, finance, governance, legal, policy, and regulatory. About our services.
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