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Sir '''Alastair Morton''' ([[January 11]] [[1938]] — [[1 September]] [[2004]]) was Chief Executive of [[Eurotunnel]] and Chairman of the [[Strategic Rail Authority]]. |
Sir '''Alastair Morton''' ([[January 11]] [[1938]] — [[1 September]] [[2004]]) was Chief Executive of [[Eurotunnel]] and Chairman of the [[Strategic Rail Authority]]. |
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Morton was born in [[Johannesburg]], [[South Africa]], and he read [[law]] at [[Oxford University]]. |
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As managing director of the [[British National Oil Corporation]] in [[1980]], he fought furiously to resist its privatisation. Morton was best known for his role as co-chairman of [[Eurotunnel]], to which he was appointed in [[1987]]. Mortel was the key driver behind the completion of the Eurotunnel project, which he managed by sheer force of will upon the ten contractors and 225 [[bank]]s involved in the project, and by incurring enormous debt which remains on Eurotunnel's books at the time of writing. |
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Morton was [[knight]]ed in [[1992]]. |
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In [[1993]] he chaired the [[United Kingdom]] Treasury's private finance panel, which sought private capital for transport projects. In [[1999]] he became the first chairman of the [[Strategic Rail Authority]], set up to rescue [[Britain]]'s privatised [[railway]]s. |
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Morton died on [[September 1, 2004]] aged 66. |
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Revision as of 04:34, 1 December 2004
Sir Alastair Morton (January 11 1938 — 1 September 2004) was Chief Executive of Eurotunnel and Chairman of the Strategic Rail Authority.
Morton was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and he read law at Oxford University.
As managing director of the British National Oil Corporation in 1980, he fought furiously to resist its privatisation. Morton was best known for his role as co-chairman of Eurotunnel, to which he was appointed in 1987. Mortel was the key driver behind the completion of the Eurotunnel project, which he managed by sheer force of will upon the ten contractors and 225 banks involved in the project, and by incurring enormous debt which remains on Eurotunnel's books at the time of writing.
In 1993 he chaired the United Kingdom Treasury's private finance panel, which sought private capital for transport projects. In 1999 he became the first chairman of the Strategic Rail Authority, set up to rescue Britain's privatised railways.
Morton died on September 1, 2004 aged 66.