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A statement from HS2 chairman, David Higgins
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Press release
HS2 Ltd
A statement from HS2 chairman, David Higgins
date 12 September 2016
source HS2 Ltd
type Press release
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HS2 Chairman, David Higgins' statement regarding HS2 CEO, Simon Kirby, leaving to join Rolls Royce, and appointment of Mel Ewel to HS2's Board.
Responding to the announcement that Simon Kirby is to join Rolls Royce as Chief Operating Officer, the chairman of HS2, David Higgins, said:
“I am delighted for both Simon and Rolls Royce that he has been appointed to this position. Whilst naturally we will miss his experience and leadership, I also recognise that he is joining a truly great, global company in an industry in which he has previously worked.
“In his two and half years with the company, Simon has used his vast experience to recruit and shape a world class team which over the coming years and decades will turn HS2 into a reality that will be of lasting benefit to this country.
“That team will continue that process as we start and complete the process of finding Simon’s successor.
“I am also delighted to be able to announce today the appointment of Mel Ewel, formerly Chief Executive of Amey, as a Non Executive Director. His great experience in the construction industry speaks for itself, as does the huge respect in which he is held. As such he will be a great asset to the Board’s deliberations as we move to the point of construction.”
Simon Kirby said:“HS2 is not just a highly ambitious project, but also one which will leave a lasting legacy for Britain. It has been, therefore, a huge honour to have been its Chief Executive and to have been involved in creating a leadership team made up of the best talents from this country and elsewhere. I have absolute confidence in their ability to deliver the project and, in doing so, to help transform the way we do things in this country.”
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