Sir Moir Lockhead: Riding the recession

It’s not the easiest time for FirstGroup to celebrate its twentieth birthday, but Sir Moir Lockhead remains confident

Robert Jack
18 June 2009
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It’s a landmark year for FirstGroup and its chief executive, Sir Moir Lockhead, but also a pivotal one. The company is celebrating its twentieth birthday and Lockhead has spent all 20 years at the helm. Meanwhile, later this year the bus and rail company will move into its new purpose built global headquarters in Aberdeen. The celebrations will be somewhat subdued, however, as the group gets to grips with the impact of recession. Earlier this year Lockhead announced 3,500 job cuts across...

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