Alex Hynes named new managing director of ScotRail Alliance
Posted: 23 January 2017 | | No comments yet
Alex Hynes, current managing director of Arriva Rail North, will become managing director of the ScotRail Alliance, confirms Network Rail.
Alex Hynes, current managing director of Arriva Rail North, will become managing director of the ScotRail Alliance, confirms Network Rail.
Alex Hynes is to be appointed managing director of the ScotRail Alliance. Mr Hynes will replace Phil Verster following Network Rail’s announcement last week revealing his move to the East West rail project as its new managing director.
Alex Hynes has almost 20 years industry experience, and has been managing director of the Northern franchise for the past three and half years. Mr Hynes will join the ScotRail Alliance later this year.
“I am delighted to have been appointed to lead the ScotRail Alliance”
Commenting on his appointment, Alex Hynes said: “I am delighted to have been appointed to lead the ScotRail Alliance, this cutting-edge arrangement, which brings together the management of ScotRail and Network Rail to deliver the very best for customers. The ScotRail Alliance is delivering one of the largest programmes of investment, change and modernisation since the railway was built. To be part of that, and the plans to vastly improve services and capacity for customers, is hugely exciting for me.”
Mark Carne, chief executive of Network Rail added: “We are very pleased that Alex is joining Network Rail to lead the ScotRail Alliance. This is one of the most pressurised, high profile roles in the whole railway industry and we look forward to helping him succeed.”
Dominic Booth, managing director, Abellio UK said: “Alex has a proven track record delivering rail improvement and investment programmes, and is the ideal replacement. We are currently investing in a fleet of 70 new faster, longer and greener trains, which will transform the rail travel experience of our customers and we are delighted to have Alex in place to lead this work.”
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