26 May 2009
The Go-Ahead Group PLC is pleased to announce the appointment of
Graham Eccles as Deputy Chairman of London Midland.
Mr. Eccles will be assisting the London Midland management team
in recovering operational performance at the franchise.
Keith Ludeman, Chairman of London Midland, and Chief Executive
of The Go-Ahead Group said:
'I am delighted that Graham Eccles has agreed to work with the
London Midland team. Graham is a highly respected and experienced
railway professional who will add immense value in his time with
the Group.'
Contact:
| The Go-Ahead
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| Keith Ludeman, Group Chief Executive |
020 7821 3921 |
The Go-Ahead Group plc
Go-Ahead is one of the UK's leading providers of passenger
transport services operating in the bus, rail and aviation services
sectors. Employing over 27,500 people across the country, around
920 million passenger journeys are undertaken on our services each
year. In addition to the travelling public, customers include the
Department for Transport, Transport for London, local authorities,
British Airports Authority and major airlines.
Website:
www.go-ahead.com
Rail
The rail operation, Govia, is 65% owned by Go-Ahead and 35% by
Keolis. It is the busiest rail operation in the UK, responsible for
nearly 30% of all UK passenger rail journeys through its three rail
companies: Southern (which includes the Gatwick Express),
Southeastern and London Midland. The Southeastern franchise will
include the operation of new high speed trains on the domestic
Channel Tunnel Rail Link into St Pancras International from 2009,
significantly reducing current journey times.
Bus
Go-Ahead is one of the UK's largest bus operators. With a fleet
of over 3,400 buses, we carry, on average, around 1.6 million
passengers every day. Our operations are focused on high density
commuter markets. We have a strong presence in London, with around
20% market share, where we provide regulated services for TfL. We
operate deregulated services in the north east; Oxford; the south
east and southern England.
Aviation Services
The Group's aviation services division is one of the UK's
largest independent providers of cargo services (primarily Plane
Handling), ground handling (primarily Aviance UK) and car parking
(Meteor). The division operates from 16 airports and services major
airline operators such as British Airways (BA), Virgin and bmi.
Market leading services within Meteor include 'Meet & Greet'
and 'Pink Elephant' services