Award-winning trade association Chief Executive with 25+ years’ experience, driving organisational change, leading high-performing teams, impactful lobbying, and increasing sectoral influence in issues-rich political environments.Railway Industry Association Chief Executive since January 2017, currently leading a 30+ strong team, with a mission to promote rail supply sector growth, increase visibility amongst political and stakeholder decision makers and influencers, and ensure the organisation develops into the very best it can be, focused on helping to develop an even bigger and better railway industry. Before RIA, six years as Chief Executive of the Airport Operators Association, the trade association for UK airports and the sector’s suppliers. Prior to that, 14 years in communications, politics and public affairs, working across a number of sectors, including infrastructure, planning and technology.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Railway Industry Association - individual and team award wins since 2017 to date:* Trade Association Forum Trade Association of the Year, 2024* Trade Association Forum Diversity & Inclusion, 2024* Association Excellence Best Longstanding Event Award, 2023* Trade Association Forum – Association Leadership, 2022* Association Excellence Best Lobbying Campaign, 2022* Trade Association Forum Diversity & Inclusion, 2022* Rail Technology Diversity in the Workplace, 2021* PRCA Public Affairs In House Team of the Year, 2020* Memcom Membership Excellence Engagement / Membership Event of the Year, 2020* Association Excellence Leadership and Best Overall Association of the Year, 2019* Trade Association Forum Conference of the Year, 2018 and 2019Airport Operators Association - individual and team award wins to 2016:* Trade Association Forum – Association Leadership, 2016, and Conference of the Year, 2016* Public Affairs ‘In House Team of the Year’, 2015* Association Excellence Leadership, Mark of Excellence, 2015