Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> May 31, 1999
GERALD MICHAEL NOLAN CORBETT is the Chief Executive Officer of Railtrack
PLC. His 24-year career began at Boston Consulting Group as a Case
Leader (1975-1982). Other positions followed: Group Financial
Controller, Dixons Group PLC (1982-1985); Corporate Finance Director
(1985-1987) also at Dixons; Group Financial Director, Redland PLC
(1987-1994); Group Finance Director, Grand Metroplitan PLC (1994-1997);
Non-Executive Director, MEPC PLC (1995-1998); Non-Executive Director,
Burmah Castrol PLC (1998 to present). Mr. Corbett has an M.A. degree in
History from Pembroke College, Cambridge where he was a Foundation
Scholar and an M.Sc. degree with Distinction from London Business
School. He also attended Harvard Business School on an Exchange
Scholarship. Among his interests he is the Chairman of the Governors of
Abbot's Hill School. Mr. Corbett is married and has four children. Profile
TWST: First, give us a brief background summary on Railtrack, enoughinformation from your perspective that would put a reader and investor
into context what you see as your business, what you see