Sir Robert William Roy McNulty,

CBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...

(born 7 November 1937) is a

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-born businessman. The son of Jack and Nancy McNulty, he was educated at

Portora Royal School Portora Royal School located in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, was one of the 'free schools' founded by the royal charter in 1608, by James I, making it one of the oldest schools in Ireland at the time of its closure. Origina ...

Enniskillen Enniskillen ( , from , ' Ceithlenn's island') is the largest town in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is in the middle of the county, between the Upper and Lower sections of Lough Erne. It had a population of 14,086 at the 2011 censu ...

, County Fermanagh and

Trinity College Dublin Trinity College Dublin (), officially titled The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, and legally incorporated as Trinity College, the University of Dublin (TCD), is the sole constituent college of the Unive ...

. McNulty was Chief Executive and Chairman of Short Brothers plc, before its takeover by Bombardier. McNulty was President of the Society of British Aerospace Companies (1993–94) and Chairman of the Department of Trade and Industry Aviation Committee (1995–98). He then became Chairman of

National Air Traffic Services NATS Holdings, formally National Air Traffic Services and commonly referred to as NATS, provides en-route air traffic control services to flights within the UK flight information regions and the Shanwick Oceanic Control Area. It also provide ...

(1999–01), and following this chairman of the British Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) (2001–09) He is a non-executive director of

Gatwick Airport Gatwick Airport , also known as London Gatwick Airport (), is the Airports of London, secondary international airport serving London, West Sussex and Surrey. It is located near Crawley in West Sussex, south of Central London. In 2024, Gatwic ...

. As a private sector contributor to public sector projects as a civil servant, he was Chairman of Ilex URC, the regeneration company for

Derry Derry, officially Londonderry, is the second-largest City status in the United Kingdom, city in Northern Ireland, and the fifth-largest on the island of Ireland. Located in County Londonderry, the city now covers both banks of the River Fo ...

, and Chair of Advantage West Midlands since 2009. Made Deputy Chairman of the

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, he was Chairman of the Rail Value for Money Study sponsored by the

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and the

Office of Rail Regulation The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) is a non-ministerial government department responsible for the economic and safety regulation of Britain's railways, and the economic monitoring of National Highways. ORR regulates Network Rail by setting its a ...

. This report made recommendations for the future of

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, specifically looking at reducing costs and the franchising system put in place following the privatisation of British Rail. In 2016 it was announced that Sir Roy McNulty would be stepping down from his role as chairman of

but would continue on the airport's board.

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Report: Realising the potential of GB rail
1937 births Living people People educated at Portora Royal School Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Businesspeople from Northern Ireland Irish aviation businesspeople Civil servants from Northern Ireland Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Knights Bachelor {{UK-business-bio-1930s-stub