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Nicola Shaw
Nicola Shaw is the chief executive officer at Yorkshire Water. She has previously held roles as the executive officer at National Grid plc, National Grid, the chief executive of High Speed 1, and director of FirstGroup. She was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, CBE in the Queen's New Year Honours, New Year's Honours List 2015. Education Shaw attributes her fascination with transport to her father, a stockbroker who commuted to London Bridge from Oxted in Surrey. She attended Croydon High School and The King's School, Canterbury. Shaw studied History and Economics at Lincoln College, Oxford, Lincoln College, University of Oxford, Oxford. In 1995 she completed a Master of Science in Transportation degree at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Career Shaw joined Transport for London in 1990. She was partly responsible for the Stratford bus station, the first not to be constructed of red brick. Shaw then completed a master's degree in interdepartme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croydon High School
Croydon High School is an Independent school (UK), independent day school for girls located near Croydon, London, England. It is one of the original schools founded by the Girls' Day School Trust. History The school was founded in 1874 in Wellesley Road just north of the centre of Croydon, and the first Headmistress was Dorinda Neligan. The school was evacuated to Bradden, Northamptonshire during World War II. The present building in Old Farleigh Road, Selsdon, South Croydon, Surrey was opened in 1966. It has been an independent girls school aiming to educate young girls since its foundation in 1874. Houses Girls entering the school are assigned to one of the four houses. Weekend programmes The Japanese Saturday School of London, a Hoshuko, weekend Japanese programme, uses the Girls' School as its Croydon Campus (クロイドン校舎 ''Kuroidon Kōsha''). Notable former pupils *Mary Baines (1932–2020), palliative care physician *Dame Lilian Braithwaite DBE (1873–1948), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |