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Thursday 1 Dec 2005

ROSS SAYERS

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It is Network Rail’s sad duty to announce the death of Ross Sayers, non-executive director. Mr Sayers, who has served on the board of Network Rail since the company's creation three years ago, passed away suddenly last Friday. Network Rail’s Chairman, Ian McAllister, paid tribute: “Ross had a long and distinguished career in railways and commerce around the world. Throughout his time on our board I valued his wise counsel, his dedication and his good humour. Everyone who worked alongside Ross will miss him. On behalf of Network Rail I would like express our sympathies to his wife Glenda and their family.” Ross Sayers was a former chairman and chief executive of New Zealand Railways Corporation and previously chairman and chief executive of the State Rail Authority of New South Wales, Australia, and former chairman of Associated British Ports Holdings plc. He was chairman of Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund Advisory Panel and a director of Arlanda Airport Express Train in Stockholm.

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