The overnight train service, Caledonian Sleeper, has announced the appointment of its new interim Managing Director. Graham Kelly, the company’s current Commercial and Procurement Director, will take over the role from Friday 18th April. He will succeed Kathryn Darbandi who announced her intention to pursue semi-retirement earlier this year after more than four years in the Managing […]
Category: People Moves
Great Western Railway and Network Rail bring Control under single leadership team
Great Western Railway (GWR) and Network Rail are joining forces by bringing their Control functions together in a single, joint team to bolster collaborative working and service delivery. The move to bring track and train closer together builds on the organisations’ collaborative working and formal alliance agreement originally signed in 2016 – it is designed […]
Sensonic Board Names Ashish Upadhyay as New CEO
Sensonic, a pioneer in fiber optic sensing for the rail industry, today announced the appointment of Ashish Upadhyay as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Upadhyay brings a unique and comprehensive background combining deep expertise in core railway systems, signalling, infrastructure project management, and the increasingly critical field of technology and cybersecurity. Ashish […]
Chris Fowler appointed as Managing Director for GTS
Chris Fowler will take on the role as Managing Director for GTS, the future operator of the Elizabeth line. GTS is a joint venture between Go Ahead, Tokyo Metro and Sumitomo Corporation and will be responsible for operating the Elizabeth line from 25 May 2025. Chris joins GTS from Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) where he […]
Arriva Rail London appoints Charlotte Whitfield as operations director
Arriva Rail London (ARL) has appointed Charlotte Whitfield as the company’s new operations director. Charlotte joined ARL in 2017 as a general manager and took on the customer experience director role in 2021. Over the past eight years, Charlotte has steered several successful customer experience initiatives, from the introduction of the Night Overground to the […]
Marc Hurn appointed managing director of VTG Rail UK
VTG Rail UK has appointed Marc Hurn as its managing director. Marc has been promoted into the role from his previous position as the sales and marketing director of the company, which he had held since 2023. He takes over from Colin Denman, who has been promoted to the position of chief customer service Officer […]
New managing director appointed for Network Rail’s Eastern region
Ellie Burrows has today officially started her role as managing director for Network Rail’s Eastern region. She joins with over 20 years’ rail industry experience, having previously served as managing director for Network Rail’s Southern region, where she oversaw one of Britain’s busiest rail networks carrying more than 1 million passengers daily. Ellie delivered significant […]
Jake Kelly returns to Network Rail to head up NW&C
Jake Kelly is returning to Network Rail’s North West & Central Region (NW&C) as its new regional management director. With over 25 years in the rail industry, Jake brings a wealth of track and train experience in regional, national and strategic roles. Starting today (Monday 24 March), Jake has set out his three priorities for […]
Management change at Rhomberg Sersa
Austrian-Swiss railway firm Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group is restructuring its project business and placing Sandra Resch and Manfred Fitz at the helm. Sandra and Manfred will jointly take the lead, as former Managing Director Robert Kumpusch steps down from his position at his own request. Resch previously served as co-managing director, while Fitz is newly […]
Management change at Rhomberg Sersa
Austrian-Swiss railway firm Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group is restructuring its project business and placing Sandra Resch and Manfred Fitz at the helm. Sandra and Manfred will jointly take the lead, as former Managing Director Robert Kumpusch steps down from his position at his own request. Resch previously served as co-managing director, while Fitz is newly […]