Ex-BP man to head track authority
The new track authority, Railtrack, will be headed by Bob Horton, a former chairman and chief executive of BP. Mr Horton, 53, was appointed vice-chairman of BR in December much to the annoyance of its chairman Sir Bob Reid. He has a reputation as a hard-nosed operator who resigned from BR following a boardroom coup.
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