▁to ▁poor ▁health , ▁and ▁Foot ▁served ▁as ▁sole ▁Director - General . ▁He ▁was ▁not ▁well - su ited ▁to ▁the ▁role ▁and ▁left ▁the ▁post ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁ ▁S uc ceed ed ▁by ▁William ▁H ale y , ▁Foot ▁became ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁M ining ▁Association ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain . ▁He ▁also ▁later ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Co al ▁Util ization ▁Research ▁Association . ▁Foot ▁believed ▁that ▁national ization ▁was ▁a ▁bad ▁idea . ▁During ▁his ▁ten ure ▁at ▁the ▁M ining ▁Association , ▁he ▁visited ▁many ▁mines ▁personally ▁to ▁better ▁understand ▁min ers ' ▁issues . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁he ▁published ▁A ▁Plan ▁for ▁Co al . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁M ining ▁Association , ▁a ▁position ▁he ▁held ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁chairman ▁for ▁Pow ell ▁D uff ry n ▁Techn ical ▁Services ▁and ▁W ank ie ▁Col li ery ▁Company , ▁and ▁director ▁of ▁Bar cl ays ▁and ▁the ▁Australia ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Bank ing ▁Group . ▁After ▁a ▁short ▁time ▁in ▁South ▁Africa , ▁Foot ▁retired ▁in ▁England . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁court ▁of ▁assistance ▁of ▁the ▁Wor ship ful ▁Company ▁of ▁Hab erd ash ers . ▁He ▁died ▁aged ▁ 8 3 ▁in ▁White h anger ▁N urs ing ▁Home , ▁Has lem ere , ▁Sur rey ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3