11. Dean Finch

Chief Executive (Designate), National Express Group

Dean Finch

Dean Finch

Why is he on the list?

Finch has just been unveiled as the new boss of National Express Group.

What kind of year has he had?

After 10 years with FirstGroup, Finch was regarded as a potential successor to Sir Moir Lockhead. However, he left the company in 2009 to become the new chief executive of Tube Lines, the tube infrastructure company. He has spent much of his tenure at Tube Lines fending off criticism over delays to the modernisation of the Jubilee Line. But Finch has chosen to end the...