Ultimately, these choices are exactly the same as those which faced Sir IainVallance, but the hope is that Sir Christopher will push at least some of them through.
The merger was designed, in Sir Iain Vallance's words, to create "one of the first great companies of the 21st century", which would deliver expansion on a global scale.
That it has taken so long to produce a plan with few surprises will hardly reassure investors that a management still led by its (excessively) executive chairman, Sir IainVallance, and its chief executive, Sir Peter Bonfield, has the capacity for speedy execution that distinguishes followers from leaders.