Roundtable with Alex Hynes, Director General Rail Services Group, Department for Transport (DfT)
This roundtable focusing on railway network reforms and their impact on the UK's economic growth, is intended specifically for Directors of Government Affairs or equivalent; attendance is by invitation.
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Speaker
Alex Hynes was appointed Director General, Rail Services Group in the Department for Transport (DfT) on 1 April 2024.
Alex is an experienced transport professional with over 25 years of industry experience and a proven track record of delivering rail improvement and investment programmes.
Prior to joining DfT, Alex was the Managing Director of Scotland’s Railway for nearly 7 years, where he led the delivery of Scotland’s Railway through the ScotRail Alliance, a unique and industry-leading partnership between ScotRail Trains Ltd and Network Rail Scotland.
Before joining Scotland’s Railway, Alex was Managing Director of the Northern rail franchise for 3 and a half years, where he successfully delivered their best-ever customer satisfaction scores as well as record levels of employee engagement.
Having spent his early career as a consultant for Halcrow Fox, Alex worked at the Office of the Rail Regulator before joining the Go-Ahead Group in 2005 as Strategic Planning Manager and, in 2007, as Commercial Director at London Midland, and finally, as Managing Director – Rail Development.
Alex is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, a Fellow of the Permanent Way Institution and a member and former Chair of the Chartered Institution of Railway Operators.
He is a former Rail Business Awards Industry Leader of the Year.
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