Leadership of the Post Office after 1969
In 1969, the Post Office ceased to be a government department and attained corporation status. This change in status was accompanied by a change in the leadership structure and the positions of Postmaster General, Assistant Postmaster General and Director General to the Post Office were replaced by new positions. This page lists those appointed to the position of Chairman since 1969. In certain periods, Chief Executive Officers were also in post.
Chairmen 1969-1980
|
Name |
Year Appointed |
|---|---|
|
Viscount Hall of Cynon Valley |
1969 |
|
Mr A W C Ryland, CB (later Sir William Ryland, CB) |
1971 |
|
Sir William Barlow |
1977 |
|
Sir Henry Chilver |
1980 |
From 1969, when he was appointed as Deputy Chairman, until the end of his tenure as Chairman, Mr A W C Ryland (later Sir William Ryland) was also Chief Executive Officer.
Chairmen and Chief Executive Officers after 1980
In 1981, the process of creating two companies - Royal Mail (responsible for mail delivery and post offices) and British Telecommunications (responsible for telecommunications) - was complete. The Chairmen and Chief Executive Officers appointed to the Royal Mail Group were as follows:
|
Chairman |
Year Appointed |
|---|---|
|
Mr R E Dearing CB (later Sir Ronald Dearing, CB) |
1981 |
|
Sir Bryan Nicholson (also Chief Executive Officer) |
1988 |
|
Michael Heron (later Sir Michael Heron) |
1993 |
|
Dr Neville Bain |
1998 |
|
Allan Leighton |
2002 |
|
Donald Brydon |
2009 |
|
Chief Executive Officer |
Year Appointed |
|---|---|
|
Sir Bryan Nicholson (also Chairman) |
1988 |
|
Bill Cockburn |
1993 |
|
John Roberts, CBE |
1995 |
|
Adam Crozier |
2003 |
|
Moya Greene |
2010 |
