UK Business Ambassador. He is an adviser to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and HSBC and a board member of SandHill Petroleum BV and EdgeMarc LLC Civic service He served as chairman of the Academy's Education for Engineering (E4E) Policy Group whose membership is drawn from the chief executives of the Professional Engineering Institutions, the Engineering Council, Engineering UK and The Royal Academy of Engineering. Under Olver's Chairmenship, the E4E Policy Group had major successes in influencing government policy in education. He also chaired the Academy's Development Advisory Board which is committed to raising the recognition of the contribution engineering and engineers make to the health and wealth of UK society. He is also a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers and a Fellow of the City and Guilds of London Institute. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Science from City University, London in November 2004 and was awarded a second Honorary Doctorate in Science from Cranfield University In June 2006. He was elected as a Fellow of The Royal Academy of Engineering in July 2005 and served on the Academy's Council from 2006 to 2009. He was awarded the President's Medal in 2015 for services to the Royal Academy of Engineering and to the nation in education. He was awarded the non-executive director (NED) of the Year Award at the 6th annual NED Awards sponsored by The Sunday Times in March 2012. He was knighted in the 2013 Birthday Honours for services to business and contribution to UK Corporate Governance. Personal life In 1968, he married Pamela Larkin. They have two daughters. In 2011, Olver, who lived in Essex, came under fire by local residents upon announcing his plan of developing a 9-acre estate called Hunterswood near Greenway Estate, Agatha Christie's estate on the River Dart near Galmpton in Devon. References External links A Man of Learning – Dick Olver FREng Ingenia, Issue 29, December 2006 1947 births Living people BAE Systems people Reuters Alumni of City, University of London Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering Knights Bachelor British chairpersons of corporations British chief executives British corporate directors Businesspeople awarded knighthoods