Sir Terry Morgan will take over as chair in August

Terry Morgan

HS2 has nabbed the chair of Crossrail to become its next chairman.

Transport secretary Chris Grayling announced the appointment of Sir Terry Morgan as the new chairman for HS2.

He will take over from Sir David Higgins on 1 August.

Morgan (pictured) has been the chair of Crossrail since 2009 and was formerly chief executive of tube lines, a public-private partnership company that was contracted to maintain and upgrade the infrastructure of the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines.

He has also held leading roles at BAE Systems, Rover Group and the Chartered Management Institute.

The company鈥檚 chief executive Mark Thurston said a chief operating officer and chief finance officer would also be appointed soon.

Grayling also confirmed Ed Smith, who was previously the chair of NHS Improvement, has been appointed to HS2 as a non-executive director.

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