Steven Marshall (11 February 1957 – 28 September 2017) was a British business executive. He studied accountancy and worked in finance at several companies before taking a leading role at Thorn plc in the 1990s. Marshall was finance director of Railtrack and then chief executive from November 2000[1] (in the aftermath of the Hatfield rail crash) until the company was forced into administration in October 2001.[2] He was later chairman of Balfour Beatty and Wincanton plc.[3] [4]