Neil Scales is a British-Australian public servant. He is currently Director-General of the

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, in

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having assumed the office in 2013.

Career and Life

Between 1999 and 2012, Scales was Chief Executive Officer and Director-General of

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. Scales resigned from Merseytravel in December 2011, to take up an appointment in the Queensland Public Sector. He joined

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, Australia, in March 2012 as Chief Executive Officer. In March 2013, Scales was appointed Director-General of the Queensland

Awards

Scales was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to transport.

References

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