HS2 chief executive resigns from delayed and scaled-back rail project
by Joe Middleton from World news | The Guardian on (#6CXJR)
Mark Thurston to leave government-owned company as construction moves into an exciting new stage'
The chief executive of the HS2 railway has resigned amid severe delays and soaring costs that have seen the project scaled back.
Mark Thurston announced on Wednesday he would be departing the government-owned company at the end of September after six and a half years at the helm - making him the firm's longest serving chief executive.
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