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Terry Morgan

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Sir Terry Morgan

Sir Terence Keith Morgan CBE FREng FIEE (born 28 December 1948)[1] is a British engineer.

Early life

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Terry Morgan was born in 1948. His early education was at Croesycelliog Secondary Modern School. He studied for an HND at Newport and Monmouthshire College of Technology. Morgan graduated from Birmingham University with an MSc degree in Engineering Production and Management.[2]

Career

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Morgan became Chairman of Crossrail in 2009. Between 2002 and 2009 he was Chief Executive Officer of Tube Lines, the public–private partnership company that was responsible for the maintenance, renewal and upgrade of the infrastructure of three London Underground lines. Morgan is Non-Executive Chairman of the Manufacturing Technology Centre and of the National Skills Academy for Railway Engineering. He is a past president of the Chartered Management Institute.[3][4][5][6][7]

Morgan was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 1994. He was appointed a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical Engineers in 1996. He has been awarded the Silver Medal of the Institute of Management.[2] Morgan was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours for services to public transport[8] and was knighted in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to infrastructure, skills, and employment.[9] Morgan was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Engineering by Birmingham University in 2013.[10][11]

References

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  1. ^ Companies House
  2. ^ a b "Terry Morgan, Esq, CBE, FREng Authorised Biography | Debrett's People of Today". Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  3. ^ Servini, Nick (6 February 2013). "The engineer spending £30m a week". Bbc.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Interview: Terry Morgan, Crossrail - The tunnel visionary driving a". Standard.co.ul. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  5. ^ "FIRST PERSON: Abertillery boss of UK Crossrail project, Terry Morgan". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Crossrail's Terry Morgan in optimistic mood". Telegraph.co.uk. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Sir Terry Morgan CBE". Crossrail.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 June 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Crossrail and Channel Tunnel Rail Link bosses recognised in New Year Honours list". Nce.co.uk. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  9. ^ "No. 61608". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2016. p. B2.
  10. ^ "Old Joe : Spring 2014" (PDF). Birmingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Honorary Graduates Since 2000" (PDF). Birmingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
Business positions
Preceded by
Chairman of Crossrail
2009 -
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Chairman of High Speed 2
2018 -
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Chief Executive of Tube Lines
2002 - 2009
Succeeded by