| Biography | Bill was born in 1943 and was educated in Edinburgh.
He joined the Post Office as a management trainee in 1961 and in 1981 he was appointed to the Post Office Board. He had various Board appointments including Finance Director, Managing Director Royal Mail and Group Chief Executive (1992-5). He was Group Chief Executive of WH Smith (1995-7) and Group Managing Director of BT plc with Board responsibility for all UK operations (1997-2001). Since retiring from BT he has held a number of non-executive roles including, currently, Deputy Chairman Business Post Group plc and Chairman of the Senior Salaries Review Body.
Bill served in the TA for 26 years: was Colonel of the Postal and Courier Service of the Royal Logistics Corps (RLC); Honorary Colonel Commandant of the RLC; and a Non Executive Member of the Army Board. He was awarded the CBE in 1989 for services to British Industry. |