Bob Reid (businessman)

Sir Robert Paul Reid (born 1 May 1934) was Chairman of the British Railways Board from 1990 until 1995.[1]

Not to be confused with Robert Reid (railwayman).

Early life

Reid was educated at the University of St Andrews[2] and has a graduate degree from European Business School London.[3]

Career

He joined Shell in 1956, ending his time there as Chief Executive[4] from 1985 to 1990. Since his time on the railways he has been Chairman of the International Petroleum Exchange, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Scotland, and Chancellor of Robert Gordon University

Chairman of British Rail

He became Chairman of the British Railways Board in 1990[5] taking over from Sir Robert Reid (no relation), a position he held until 1995, by which time the Privatisation of British Rail had already begun.

Notes
  1. ‘REID, Sir Robert Paul, (Sir Bob)’, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, Nov 2014 accessed 24 March 2015
  2. Underhill, Marion (8 December 1989). "BUSINESS PEOPLE; Chairman Is Selected For British Railways". The New York Times.
  3. Intercontinental Exchange Inc. - Robert Paul Reid
  4. Information Britain
  5. ‘REID, Sir Robert Paul, (Sir Bob)’, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, Nov 2014 accessed 24 March 2015


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