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RailStaff | February 2012 | 5
New team takes the stage New Directors for PWI The teams running Stagecoach rail operations have been reformed. Tim Shoveller has taken up his new post as South West Trains managing director while David Horne heads up East Midlands Trains. Mark Steward has been appointed as operations director for SWT. Mark, 49 was safety and operations director for East Midlands Trains. He replaces Ian Johnston. Mark has led the operations team at East Midlands Trains since the start of the franchise in November 2007 and has 28 years railway experience. The rest of the team includes Christian Roth as engineering director and Andy West as finance director. Jake Kelly is the customer services director and Brian Cook is safety director.
Kelly Barlow has been appointed as new HR director replacing Andrew Welsby, who will be leaving the company at the end of March to take up a new role outside the rail industry. Kelly, aged 34, started her career working for SWT, before moving to a senior HR role within East Midlands Trains. Most recently, she has been working on the Stagecoach Business Development Team. Over at East Midlands Trains David Horne takes over as managing director. Ian Smith has been appointed as the new safety and operations director. Ian, 43, has previously held senior roles within Wessex Trains, SWT, First Great Western and ATOC. At ATOC he worked on the roll out of the new GSMR system. He has
Ian Smith.
also covered the position of Customer Service Director of East Midlands. Tim Sayer is the engineering director. The Finance Director is Tim Gledhill aged 45, who replaces Richard Bodicoat, now working as part of the Stagecoach Business Development team. Tim joined East Midlands Trains as Financial Controller in 2007. Clare McCartney has been appointed as HR director at East Midlands Trains. Clare, aged 31, replaces Margaret Kay who has taken over the role of managing director at Stagecoach Supertram. Clare has held senior roles within the Human Resources team since the start of the East Midlands Trains franchise in November 2007.
Clare McCartney.
Tim Gledhill.
New team at Greater Anglia
Ruud Haket (above), who led Abellio’s successful bid for the Greater Anglia franchise, heads a new team as managing director. The team includes:
• Andrew Goodrum, Customer Services Director • Adam Golton, Finance Director • Thijs Jan Noomen, Projects Director • John Ratcliffe, Engineering Director • Nanouke van ‘t Riet, Operations Director • Andrew Camp, Commercial Director • Simone Bailey, Asset Management Director • Dave Welham, Interim HR Director. Says Mr Haket, ‘We are all committed to delivering the propos-
als made within the bid and listening to the requirements of our customers, stakeholders and employees many of whom I have met during recent roadshows across the region. Although a short franchise - 2 ½ years - Greater Anglia will deliver improvements in customer service, station condition and operational performance.’ The changeover came on 5th February 2012. The Greater Anglia franchise, which includes Stansted Express, is Abellio’s first solo rail operation in the UK. It runs Merseyrail, and Northern Rail in a 50:50 joint venture with Serco.
Eastwards expansion Resourcing International, a subsidiary of the Resourcing Solutions Group, has appointed Carl Simington as International Recruitment Manager for its middle east operation. Carl will work alongside Ikram Rabbani. In February Resourcing International opens its Dubai office and Carl Simgton will be taking up the reins there. Carl has previously worked for Resourcing Solutions as well as Engage Selection and New Recruitment. He is returning to drive an expanded Middle
East operation as well as nurturing further commercial development in Australia and the Far East. Says Richard Lawrance CEO of the Resourcing Solutions Group, ‘Carl and Ikram’s expertise at recruiting in infrastructure and the built environment sectors throughout the Gulf region will support our clients’ overseas recruitment needs.’ In February, Carl and Ikram will be attending the Qatar Projects 2012 conference taking place at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Doha.
Andy Cooper. The Permanent Way Institution has recently appointed three non-executive directors to its board. Andy Cooper, Managing Director, CrossCountry has a wide experience of transport and travel in technical, commercial, operational and safety matters. He has worked in the public and private sectors as a senior line manager, financial and business planner and adviser. He has extensive experience in passenger, freight transport and engineering businesses. John Dutton, is the Operating Centre Manager (OCM) for the
John Dutton. UK and Europe for GHD, a consultancy business with a focus on the transportation sector in the UK and Europe. He has worked in the railway industry for the last twenty years and over the last ten years was part of the leadership team of Collinson Dutton Ltd., an international business, ranked 22nd in the recent ICE Consultants file for top firms in rail. Colin Wheeler, Partner Consultant Wheeler Associates and respected columnist for RailStaff has been a railway civil engineer since 1967. His roles over the years have included Divi-
Colin Wheeler. sional Civil Engineer for BR, leader of the national Track Safety Strategy Group and Chairman of the Railway Industry Contractors Association. He was founding editor of the rail engineer, and writes regularly for RailStaff. He is a director of the Robert Stephenson Trust. His voluntary work as a senior reviewer for the Institution of Civil Engineers includes reviewing the competences of all membership grades from technician to fellow and helps him keep abreast of current developments in railway civil engineering as well as permanent way.