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Michael Ernest '''(Mike) Ball''' (b. November 1943) became chairman of [[SVR(H)]] in succession to [[Nick Paul]] in September 2021.
Mike worked for Honeywell of the USA and for Bull of France in a career spanning 35 years. Prior to taking early retirement Mike’s role was Bull’s Director of Customer Services for the UK and Ireland, a multi-million pound business with a staff of some 800 people.
He joined the Railway as a volunteer in 1986. He was chairman of the operating committee for seven years and was heavily involved in the fundraising following the [[2007 Storm Damage|2007 storm damage]], becoming a director. He became deputy chairman in 2011. He subsequently led the development of the SVR’s working relationships with main line train operating companies.
He was also a director of the [[Severn Valley Railway Company Limited|guarantee company]] between 26 July 2003 and 18 March 2014<ref>[https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/A0cNjwrt4xXLlZBR0tUHBNWirIM/appointments Companies House] (Retrieved 29 September 2021)</ref>.
==See also==
*[[The Severn Valley Railway in preservation#Chairmen|SVR Chairmen]]
==References==
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==Links==
[https://www.svrlive.com/svr-holdings-board SVR(H) Board, SVRLive]
Mike worked for Honeywell of the USA and for Bull of France in a career spanning 35 years. Prior to taking early retirement Mike’s role was Bull’s Director of Customer Services for the UK and Ireland, a multi-million pound business with a staff of some 800 people.
He joined the Railway as a volunteer in 1986. He was chairman of the operating committee for seven years and was heavily involved in the fundraising following the [[2007 Storm Damage|2007 storm damage]], becoming a director. He became deputy chairman in 2011. He subsequently led the development of the SVR’s working relationships with main line train operating companies.
He was also a director of the [[Severn Valley Railway Company Limited|guarantee company]] between 26 July 2003 and 18 March 2014<ref>[https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/A0cNjwrt4xXLlZBR0tUHBNWirIM/appointments Companies House] (Retrieved 29 September 2021)</ref>.
==See also==
*[[The Severn Valley Railway in preservation#Chairmen|SVR Chairmen]]
==References==
<references/>
==Links==
[https://www.svrlive.com/svr-holdings-board SVR(H) Board, SVRLive]