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Howard Collins, Order Of British Empire Essay

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1. Introduction Howard Collins, Order of British Empire (O.B.E.) is the Chief Executive of Sydney Trains; Sydney Trains was established on 1st July 2013 which coincides with Howard’s tenure with Sydney Trains. Howard Collins O.B.E was raised in Trinidad, West Indies before being sent back to England to be schooled at the age of 11, (Howard Collins great train adventure, Australian financial review, November 1st 2014.) Howard Collins O.B.E. was known as “the Tube man” by the London Lord Mayor Boris Johnson this was due to the extraordinarily efforts that Howard Collins O.B.E had during his time with London Transport with the London Olympics and the tragic event of the Kings Cross fire which led to the deaths of 31 people. Howard Collins O.B.E has a 37 year history in the transportation industry and brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to his role of Chief executive from London Transport. Howard Collins O.B.E held various positions within London Transport from sweeping platforms, train driver, signaller and area manager for which he was appointed at an early age of 25, he’s belief in his achievements was that to learn from the experience of his colleagues who have been in the industry for 20 to 30 years or more (openness to experience). Howard Collins O.B.E implemented various changes in London Transport to which he would like to emulate here with Sydney Trains. Sydney Trains is a subsidiary of Transport for New South Wales, with a workforce of 9945 employee; that moves

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