SIDELINES
HS2 Ltd chairman to depart in July
ALLAN Cook CBE, chairman of HS2 Ltd, submitted his resignation to the Department for Transport in late January and will leave his role at the end of July.
Mr Cook, who joined the company in December 2018, has helped to guide the project through the 2019 Stocktake, the Oakervee Review and the Notice to Proceed in 2020. His first term as chairman was set to end in December this year.
Mr Cook said:“I feel privileged to have provided more certainty on schedule and cost, to have helped embed a strong environmental and sustainability focus, and establish a culture of openness and transparency.”