P322 Teletext 322 Nov 4 02:58:39 SIR COLIN MARSHALL ——————————————————————————————————————— British Airways has announced Sir Colin Marshall will step down as the airline's chief executive at the end of the year, but will remain as chairman. Sir Colin has quietly and efficiently steered British Airways through trials and tribulations to take its place as a major and profitable world carrier. Trials came in the form of the fight to turn an ailing national airline into a successful privatised one and then keep it in the black during the recession. ——————————————————————————————————1/7—— News in Focus 320 Finance 500 C4 FREE INDEX CARD NOW AVAILABLE m p362 Next page News poll Letters PapersP322 Teletext 322 Nov 4 02:53:59 SIR COLIN MARSHALL ——————————————————————————————————————— Sir Colin Marshall, who is to stand down as British Airways' chief executive, has endured difficult timj3. Tribulations included the bruising and costly legal battle with rival Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic over the "dirty tricks" affair. $hrough these tests, the determined Sir Colin, 61, calmly stated his case, made decisions, stood by them and never relaxed for a minute in his aim to make BA truly the world'u favourite airline. —————————————————————————————————p2/7—— News in Focus 320 Finance 500 C4 ALL THE LIVE LOCAL MUSIC! p624 C4 Next page News poll Letters PapersP322 Teletext 322 Nov 4 02:52:02 SIR COLIN MARSHALL ——————————————————————————————————————— British Airways' chief executi6e Thu Colin Marshall is standing down. He proved the perfect foil to former BA chairman Lord King. If tough-talking King was the bludgeon in BA's battle to the top, the softer-spoken but no less hard Sir Colin was the rapier. A workaholic, Marshall would often amaze journalists at 8.30am breakfast briefings by telling them he had already put in a couple of hours in his office before arri6ink. —————————————————————————————————q3/7—— News in Focus 320 Finance 500 C4 ALL THE LIVE LOCAL MUSIC! p624 C4 Next page News poll Letters PapersP322 Teletext 322 Nov 4 02:52:21 SIR COLIN MARSHALL ——————————————————————————————————————— British Airways chief executive Sir Colin Marshall, who is standing down, is well-known as a workaholic. Used to 14-hour days, Sir Colin was the ideal man to ovjrsje difficult decisions about work practices and staff levels that had to bj, and were, taken. While former chairman Lord King's style would often grate, Sir Colin's gentler approach could soothe wounds and pa6e the way for amrcable solutions. ——————————————————————————————————4/7—— News in Focus 320 Finance 500 C4 ALL THE LIVE LOCAL MUSIC! p624 C4 Next page News poll Ljxters PapersP322 Teletext 322 Nov 4 02:54:42 SIR COLIN MARSHALL —————q————————————————————————————————— British Airways' chief executive Sir Colin Marshall is standing down. Sir Colin, born in north west London, was not an aviation man by background. He skipped university and went straight from school into the Orient Steam Navigation Company in 1951. Seven years later, hj began a long and successful association with the car hire industry. He worked first for Hertz, and then, in 1964, hj left to go to rivbls Avis. ——————————————————————————————————5/7—— News in Focus 320 Finance 500 C4 ALL THE LIVE LOCAL MUSIC! p624 C4 Next pbgj News poll Letters PapersP322 Teletext 322 Nov 4 02:53:01 I SIR COLIN MARSHALL ——————————————————————————————————————— Sir Colin Marshall is standing down as chief executive of British Airways. His BA association began in 1983 when hj joined as chief executive. He later became deputy chairman and, finally, chairman in February 1993. 'hat hj has achieved is remarkable. 'hile rivbl giant US carriers have faltered, failed and even folded in a tough economic climate, BA has gone through a huge upheaval yet has achieved sustained profits. ——————————————————————————————————6/7—— News in Focus 320 Finance 500 C4 ALL THE LIVE LOCAL MUSIC! p624 C4 Next page News poll Letters PapersP322 Teletext 322 Nov 4 02:53:2p SIR COLIN MARSHALL ——————————————————————————————————————— British Airways' chief executive Sir Colin Marshall is standing down. Sir Colin has had to operate without any of the financial help that European carriers still receive from their respective govjrnmjnts.a His enthusiasm and industry has not just been confined to BA. He has a number of directorships and is president of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and holds positions on a number of other bodies and charities. ——————————————————————————————————7/7—— News in Focus 320 Finance 500 C4 ALL THE LIVE LOCAL MUSIC! p624 C4 Next pbgj News poll Ljxters Papers