Infrastructure

UPDATE: KiwiRail chair takes reins as CEO

Gavin Evans
Fri, 03 May 2019

(Adds union comment from 14th paragraph.) By Gavin Evans May 3 (BusinessDesk) - KiwiRail chair Greg Miller has been named chief executive of the state-owned rail operator after the company said an international search failed to find a candidate with sufficient breadth of experience. Miller only joined the board in November. Prior to that he was managing director of logistics operator Toll New Zealand. Acting chair Brian Corban says the appointment, effective immediately, sends a strong signal of the positive change occurring at Kiwi...

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