Lester graduated from
Trent Polytechnic with a BSc in Mechanical Engineering and a Diploma in Management Studies. He was CEO of
Graseby from 1990 to 1997 and CEO of
VT Group from 2002 to 2010. He has held chairmanships at
A&P Group,
Marine Current Turbines,
Survitec Group,
John Laing Infrastructure Fund,
Forterra and
Greenergy. He was president of
EEF from 2000 to 2003, and of the
Business Services Association from 2004 to 2007. He has been a member of the UK Government Major Projects Review Group since 2005. ==References==