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Nick Paul served two terms as Chairman of Advantage West Midlands, the Regional Development Agency from 1999-2012. The RDA contributed to SVR projects [[The Engine House]], [[Highley Station Footbridge]] and [[2007 Storm Damage|repairs following the 2007 Storm Damage]].
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'''Nick Paul''' (born January 1945) became a Severn Valley Railway life member in 1997.<ref>[https://www.svr.co.uk/images/pr/Industry%20mogul%20is%20new%20SVR%20Chairman%20(2).pdf SVR Press Release 25 July 2011] (Retrieved 20 April 2019)</ref> He was an [[SVR(H)]] director between 2002 and 2023, and served as Chairman from July 2011 to September 2021, being succeeded by [[Mike Ball]]. Nick Paul was also a Trustee of [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd]] from 2012 until he stepped down as SVRH Chairman.
He was schooled in Worcester and attended Bristol and Warwick Universities. He is a member of the Institute of Mechanical Engineering and a past member of the Institute of Management Consultants.
In the past he had been Deputy Chief Executive of IMI plc, a FTSE 100 international engineering group, Chairman of Tricorn Group Plc, Chairman of the West Midlands CBI. He was the Chair of the Governors at the Downs School, Colwall Malvern and a Governor at City Technology College, Kingshurst, Birmingham. He was also a Non-Executive Director with John Laing Homes plc, SIG plc and Worcester Warriors Rugby Club.
