Northern appoints new Managing Director under public ownership
Following the UK government taking over operation of the Northern franchise, a new Managing Director, Nick Donovan, has been appointed.
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Following the UK government taking over operation of the Northern franchise, a new Managing Director, Nick Donovan, has been appointed.
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William will begin in the role from 15 April 2020, with Amtrak's current CEO, Richard Anderson, staying with the company as senior adviser to the new CEO.
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Deborah Merrens will begin in her new role as CCO at Eurotunnel Le Shuttle from 28 February 2020, following her predecessor stepping down in late 2019.
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Ducrot will return to SBB for the first time since 2011 and succeed predecessor, Andreas Meyer, at the beginning of April 2020.
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Andy Mellors will leave his current position at South Western Railway in order to undertake the new role at First Rail from 6 January 2020.