23. Les Warneford

Managing Director - UK bus, Stagecoach

Les Warneford

Les Warneford

Why is he on the list?

Modest Warneford tends to shy away from publicity. He’s resists all interview requests. However, while ideas man Souter occupies the limelight, it is Warneford who has direct day-to-day responsibility for Stagecoach’s 8,000-strong UK bus fleet.

What kind of year has he had?

Stagecoach’s UK bus division has out-performed its peers during the recession, but the major event of 2010 was the purchase of the 1,400-vehicle East London Bus Group in a...