Peter Hendy
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Sir Peter Hendy CBE |
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| Born | 19 March 1953 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Chairman, Network Rail |
| Years active | 1975- |
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London Transport: (1975-1997) Network Rail: (2015-) |
London Transport: (1975-1997)
FirstGroup: (1997-2001)
Sir Peter Gerard Hendy, CBE (born 19 March 1953) is the current chairman of Network Rail and was formerly the Commissioner of Transport for London.
Hendy was educated at Latymer Upper School and the University of Leeds, where he graduated in Economics and Geography in 1975.
Hendy started his career in the public transport industry in 1975 as a London Transport graduate trainee. He moved up the career ladder, eventually taking on the role of managing director of CentreWest London Buses Ltd, managing it under London Transport ownership.
He led the company through a management buyout with staff involvement, and subsequent expansion. After the takeover of CentreWest by FirstGroup, Hendy became Deputy Director UK Bus for FirstGroup, responsible for bus operations in London and southern England, bus development, light rail and operations in Hong Kong.
In 2001, he was appointed to the position of managing director of Surface Transport for Transport for London (TfL), under Ken Livingstone's mayoralty of London. On 1 February 2006, he took up the position of Commissioner of Transport for London.
In July 2015 Hendy was appointed chairman of Network Rail.
Hendy was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2006 New Year Honours for his work in keeping public transport in London running during the 7 July 2005 London bombings. He was knighted for services to transport and the community in the 2013 New Year Honours. Hendy was given an Award of Doctor of Science honoris causa by City University London in 2010.
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