Sir Peter Hendy reappointed as Chair of Network Rail Sir Peter Hendy reappointed for a further 2 years as Chair of Network Rail From: CBE as Chair of the Board of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited and Network Rail Limited. Sir Peter has been reappointed for a further term of 2 years, which will start on 16 July 2021, having served on the board of Network Rail since 2015. He’s also served as Chair of the London Legacy Development Corporation since July 2017. Sir Peter was previously Commissioner of Transport for London ( TfL) for 9 years and, before that, was TfL’s Managing Director of Surface Transport. He led the successful operation of London’s transport for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.