Trams chief rolls into new transport job
THE head of the city's tram project is set to become chief executive of the company charged with integrating the Capital's public transport network.
The appointment of Richard Jeffrey, chief executive of tram firm TIE, to the position of chief executive of Transport Edinburgh Limited (TEL) is expected to be approved at a council meeting on Tuesday.
Iain Craig, managing director of Lothian Buses, is also set to become a TEL director, with the two working to amalgamate the tram and bus companies by 2012.
Mr Jeffrey will join his TIE colleague David Mackay on the board of TEL.
Mr Mackay, the outgoing chairman of TIE, will become the new chairman of Lothian Buses on 1 January.
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