Sir Terence Keith Morgan (born 28 December 1948) is a British

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Early life

Terry Morgan was born in 1948. His early education was at Croesycelliog Secondary Modern School. He studied for an

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at Newport and Monmouthshire College of Technology. Morgan graduated from

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with an MSc degree in Engineering Production and Management.

Career

Morgan became Chairman of

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in 2009. Between 2002 and 2009 he was Chief Executive Officer of

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, the

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company that was responsible for the maintenance, renewal and upgrade of the infrastructure of three

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lines. Morgan is Non-Executive Chairman of the Manufacturing Technology Centre and of the National Skills Academy for Railway Engineering. He is a past president of the

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. Morgan was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 1994. He was appointed a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical Engineers in 1996. He has been awarded the Silver Medal of the

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. Morgan was appointed

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(CBE) in the

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for services to public transport and was

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in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to infrastructure, skills, and employment. Morgan was awarded the honorary degree of

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in 2013.

References

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