19. Mike Brown

Managing Director, London Underground

Mike Brown

Mike Brown

Why is he on the list?

Brown heads London Underground, which carries one billion passengers a year.

What kind of year has he had?

2009 saw Brown return to London Underground as successor to his former boss, Tim O’Toole. Brown first joined LU in 1989 and spent 14 years with the company before leaving to join BAA as managing director at Heathrow Airport.

What’s coming up in 2010?

There are major challenges ahead to keep work to upgrade the network on track at a time when budgets are...