{"id":361015,"date":"2026-02-02T21:34:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T11:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railuk.com\/?p=188660"},"modified":"2026-02-02T21:34:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T11:34:07","slug":"rssb-appoints-sheena-smith-as-non-executive-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=361015","title":{"rendered":"RSSB appoints Sheena Smith as non-executive Director"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/railuk.com\/rail-news\/rssb-appoints-sheena-smith-as-non-executive-director\/\" title=\"RSSB appoints Sheena Smith as non-executive Director\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"485\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/02113252\/Sheena-Smith-RSSB-485x360.png\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;\" link_thumbnail=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/02113252\/Sheena-Smith-RSSB-485x360.png 485w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/02113252\/Sheena-Smith-RSSB-80x60.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) has appointed Sheena Smith to the RSSB Board as an industry non-executive director (suppliers).<\/p>\n<p>Sheena Smith\u202fis a\u202ffounding director and technical director for assurance\u202fof Anturas Consulting, which specialises in programme management and initiation and technical assurance services for complex infrastructure projects, particularly in the rail sector.\u202f<\/p>\n<p>Sheena has more than 25 years of experience supporting large infrastructure projects and is a Chartered Engineer and Chartered Quality Professional. She is a specialist in rail system safety and contributes to the company&#8217;s strategic direction in the UK and globally.<\/p>\n<p>On her appointment, Sheena said: &#8216;It\u2019s a privilege to join RSSB as a non-executive director. My career has centred on rail system safety, engineering assurance, and collaborative delivery, and I\u2019m keen to contribute that experience to the board\u2019s evidence based decision making.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m looking forward to strengthening the partnership between RSSB and the supply chain so we can help the railway innovate safely and deliver real value on the ground.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>RSSB Chair Chris Burchell said: &#8216;I\u2019m delighted to welcome Sheena to the Board. Her track record spans engineering, quality, and assurance across UK and international rail and will add real strength to our governance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSheena also brings an important supplier voice that will help RSSB continue to support a safer, more efficient and more sustainable railway.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Image credit: RSSB<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/railuk.com\/rail-news\/rssb-appoints-sheena-smith-as-non-executive-director\/\" title=\"RSSB appoints Sheena Smith as non-executive Director\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"485\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/02113252\/Sheena-Smith-RSSB-485x360.png\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"><\/a>The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) has appointed Sheena Smith to the RSSB Board as an industry non-executive director (suppliers). Sheena Smith\u202fis a\u202ffounding director and technical director for assurance\u202fof Anturas Consulting, which specialises in programme management and initiation and technical assurance services for complex infrastructure projects, particularly in the rail sector.\u202f Sheena has more [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16017,16014,47,43,85],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-361015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-industry-news","category-people-moves","category-rail-news","category-safety","category-uk"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=361015"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361015\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":361016,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361015\/revisions\/361016"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=361015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=361015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=361015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}