A board director and executive leader with significant international- and transformational experience, particularly in the (public) transport sector. As a senior executive with nearly 25 years’ experience in leading large rail and bus businesses with significant workforces, I have built a people-focused, next-generation transport leadership skill set, achieving several beneficial outcomes for society and companies:* Leadership through change - turning around companies and relationships; leading effective changes in culture and focus within often traditional, unionised environments to pursue new, better ways of doing things and deliver the commercial and people outcomes required.* An open and welcoming leadership style that is all about engagement and working with people in a collaborative and communicative way; improving diversity & inclusion, improving staff engagement and challenging, encouraging and empowering people to drive change from within to achieve improved society outcomes and commercial benefits.* Driving customer focus in historically operational environments, delivering customer service, health & safety and performance improvements with a key focus on improving teams and individuals. * Building partnerships with a variety of stakeholders, including government bodies, public transport authorities and unions; leading to joint benefit achievements like carbon emission reduction, higher patronage, more services and increased customer satisfaction. * Championing technical, social and sustainable innovation – challenging the way things are done. This includes translating commercial opportunities and complex challenges into concrete objectives and solutions, driving new processes and technology, and embracing environmental leadership and action towards zero emissions.* Leading businesses and workforces through COVID-19 - renegotiating contractual regimes, reducing cost base while minimising service level impact, leading organisational restructures.