Carr to retire from Go North East

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Go North East managing director Kevin Carr is to retire after a 43-year career with the company.'It is with great sadness that I leave Go North East, but I feel it is time for someone else to lead,' he says. 'I am privileged to have seenthe business change and grow into the well-established and much-loved company it is today.'Group chief executive David Brown says: 'With his expert understanding of transport and standing in the north-east business community, Kevin has been a strong leader for Go North East. He leaves behind him a fantastic legacy, great culture and strong management team which will continue its successful work.'As chair of Neboa, the North-East Bus Operators' Association, he has helped shape transport policy and played a prominent role in campaigning against the proposal by passenger transport executive Nexus to re-regulate bus services in Tyne & Wear through a quality contract regime.