Our People
East Midlands London employs more than 2,000 people, both out on the railway network and behind the scenes. The quality of our employees ensures we can deliver a first-class quality of service.
As part of Stagecoach Group plc, we respect and value our staff, and have a strong commitment to equal opportunities and partnership working with trade unions.
Management team
Our management team is as follows:
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Tim Shoveller
Managing Director
As Operations Director and then Business Development Director at Virgin Trains, Tim played a key role in the success of Virgin West Coast. Tim has 15 years’ experience in the industry, having held senior positions in several railway businesses including Virgin, Midland London and Eurostar.
"We have brought together a fantastic team to run the business. We looked at a huge selection of people across the industry and those chosen have a range of competencies that will benefit East Midlands Trains." |
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Jake Kelly
Customer Service Director
Jake Kelly‘s early career as a consultant saw him working for a number of different railway organisations. He has been with Stagecoach since 2001 and was Bid Director for the successful South Western franchise bid, and was most recently its Transition Director. |
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David Horne
Commercial Director
David led Stagecoach’s successful bid for the East Midlands franchise as the Mobilisation Director. He has worked in the rail industry since 1993 and has experience of intercity, regional and London and South East sectors in various commercial and strategic roles. |
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Margaret Kay
Human Resources Director
Margaret Kay joins as HR Director from sister company South West Trains, where she was in the same role for two-and-a-half years, and, for five years previous to that, Head of HR. |
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Mark Steward
Operations Director
Mark Steward joins East Midlands Trains as Operations Director from National Express where he was Route Director for Silverlink County. He began his 24-year career in Shrewsbury as a Train Guard and has held senior positions with Merseyrail Electrics, First North Western and Silverlink, working in Chester, Liverpool, Manchester and London. |
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Tim Sayer
Engineering Director
Tim comes from a military background and moved into the rail industry after time as a consultant with Link Associates International, moving into his first line management position as Depot Manager with GNER. Tim was most recently an Engineering Director at Chiltern Railways where he has joined East Midlands Trains from. |
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Richard Bodicoat
Finance Director
Richard Bodicoat is a chartered accountant who has held various roles in industry over the past 10 years including at WAGN, SET and as Transaction Finance Director of rail business development within Stagecoach, including working on the East Midlands franchise bid. |
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David Maxwell
Safety and Environmental Director
David was most recently Head of Safety & Environment for Westinghouse and has worked in the rail industry for over 20 years. This move marks a full circle for David as he spent part of his early railway career as a British Rail Management trainee based at Derby back in 1987. |