Keith Cochrane was Group Finance Director of Stagecoach Group plc from 1996, becoming Group Chief Executive in 2000.
16 Facts About Keith Cochrane
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Keith Cochrane then joined ScottishPower plc in 2003 as Director of Group Financial Reporting, and from 2005 was Group Director of Finance.
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Keith Cochrane became Honorary Treasurer of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in September 2008.
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On 2 November 2009 Keith Cochrane became Group Chief Executive of Weir Group plc, having joined Weir as Group Finance Director in July 2006.
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Keith Cochrane resigned as a director of Weir Group on 30 September 2016.
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Keith Cochrane said that he was "looking for the next opportunity" and that the Weir Group had become "a bit samey".
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Keith Cochrane was appointed to the board of Carillion plc on 2 July 2015 and on 10 July 2017 he became its Interim Chief Executive, taking over from Richard Howson.
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Keith Cochrane remained in this position until the company went into voluntary liquidation on 15 January 2018.
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The report recommended that the Insolvency Service should consider whether the former Carillion directors, including Keith Cochrane, could be disqualified from acting as a director.
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In January 2021, the Insolvency Service said it would seek to ban eight former Carillion directors, including Keith Cochrane, from holding senior boardroom positions.
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In September 2017, Keith Cochrane was appointed non-executive chairman of fracking company Third Energy Onshore.
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On 4 January 2018 Keith Cochrane was appointed as Chairman of the Advisory Board of the German equipment manufacturer, Schenck Process Group.
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In October 2018, Keith Cochrane was appointed chairman of Peterhead-based engineer, Score Group.
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In March 2016, Keith Cochrane was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland's National Academy for science and letters.
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Keith Cochrane was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to business in Scotland.
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Keith Cochrane's interests include golf, gardening and watching Scotland play rugby.