Sir Austen Patrick Brown, KCB (born 14 April 1940), is a British retired civil servant and businessman.
Life and career Born in April 1940, Brown attended the School of Slavonic and East European Studies in London. He worked in the private sector, in Carreras Ltd from 1961 to 1969 and then as a management consultant with Urwick Orr and Partners from 1969 to 1972; in both roles, he worked extensively in Europe. In 1972, he entered HM Civil Service, becoming a Deputy Secretary in the Department of the Environment (DoE) in 1988."Brown, Sir (Austen) Patrick", Who's Who (online ed., Oxford University Press, 2021). Retrieved 26 January 2022. He was then Second Permanent Secretary in the DoE and Chief Executive of the Property Services Agency from 1990 to 1991 and then Permanent Secretary of the Department of Transport from 1991 to 1997."Sir Patrick Brown", UK Government. Retrieved 26 January 2022. He subsequently held various directorships in the private sector and was chairman of the Go-Ahead Group Plc from 2002 to 2013."Go Ahead Says Sir Patrick Brown Has Retired as Chairman", Reuters, 24 April 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2022. He also served as chairman of the Oil and Gas Authority from 2015 to 2018. Brown was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 1995 New Year honours.The London Gazette, 30 December 1994 (issue 53893), p. 3.
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