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Sir Terry Morgan’s short-lived tenure as chairman at HS2 Ltd leaves a vacancy that the Government has quickly filled by appointing Allan Cooke as the new chair.
The Government announced Sir Terry’s HS2 appointment this summer shortly before the extent of Crossrail’s troubles became clear. In July, Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said: ‘Sir Terry’s appointment as Chair of HS2 ensures that we will continue to see world-class leadership in an exciting period for one of Europe’s most significant infrastructure projects.’
Five months later and Sir Terry Morgan’s successor is a chartered engineer who has more than 40 years’ international experience in the infrastructure, automotive, aerospace and defence industries. In the rail industry he has been chair of consultant and rail services firm Atkins, a role he started in February 2010 and left in 2017 when Canadian engineering and construction conglomerate SNC-Lavalin bought Atkins.
The DfT says HS2 Ltd continues to work with its supply chain partners ahead of main construction work on Phase One and is working to deliver services from London to Birmingham from 2026 in line with the target delivery date.
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