– UK, London – Go-Ahead Group PLC (LON: GOG) today announced the appointment of David Blackwood to its Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director and Senior Independent Director Designate, effective from 1 January 2022.
“We are delighted to welcome David to the Board of Go-Ahead. He brings a breadth of financial, City and international experience, in addition to a commercial mindset. With the recent announcement of Dominic Lavelle as Independent Non-Executive Director and Audit Committee Chair Designate to the Board from 1 January 2022, David’s appointment will even further enrich the collective expertise of the Board,” commented Board Chair, Clare Hollingsworth.
David will also join the Audit, Remuneration, and Nomination Committees.
About David Blackwood
David Blackwood has extensive business and listed company experience, notably in Finance, Audit, and Risk. He is currently Non-Executive Chair of Smiths News plc, where he is also Chair of the Nomination Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee. He is the Deputy Chairman, Audit Committee Chair, and Senior Independent Director of FTSE SmallCap Esken Limited (previously Stobart Group Limited) and a member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committees.
David Blackwood has previously been Audit Committee Chair and Senior Independent Director of Scapa plc and Dignity plc, where he also served on the Nomination and Remuneration Committees in respect of both. David was formerly CFO of Synthomer plc, before which he was Group Treasurer and Group Financial Controller at Imperial Chemical Industries plc. David has previously served as a member of the Cabinet Office Audit and Risk Committee and on the Board for Actuarial Standards. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a Fellow of the Association of Corporate Treasurers.
David Blackwood said: “I am delighted to be joining Go-Ahead. Public transport has a major role to play in supporting social and in delivering the UK’s long-term sustainability targets. Go-Ahead is a well established successful business in the sector, with a leading and well-developed sustainability agenda, and I am very much looking forward to being involved”
About Go-Ahead
Go-Ahead is a leading public transport operator, connecting communities through bus and rail services. Our purpose is to be the local partner taking care of journeys that enhance the lives and wellbeing of our communities across the world.
We employ more than 27,000 people across our bus and rail businesses in the UK, Singapore, Ireland, Norway, and Germany. In addition to the traveling public, our customers include governments and local authorities. We are committed to tackling climate change, poor air quality, and social isolation.
Bus
Go-Ahead is one of the UK’s largest bus operators. We run a fleet of more than 6,000 buses across England and run a quarter of London’s buses for Transport for London. Outside London, we serve high-density commuter markets in the North East, Greater Manchester, East Yorkshire, Oxfordshire, East Anglia, the South East, and the South West of England. We also operate a bus contract in Singapore and two bus contracts in Ireland.
Rail
We operate rail franchises in the UK, Germany, and Norway. In the UK, we run the country’s largest passenger franchise, GTR (Southern, Gatwick Express, Great Northern, and Thameslink). This is managed through our 65 percent owned subsidiary Govia, which is 35 percent owned by Keolis. In Germany and Norway, our contracts are run exclusively by Go-Ahead.
For more information: https://www.go-ahead.com/
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