Shaw and Haines Join First
29 Apr 2005
Nicola Shaw and Andrew Haines join the board of First Group in a move designed to strengthen the Aberdeen-based transport company ahead of further expansion in the rail market.
Nicola Shaw will join the Group’s Executive Management team in May as Business Change Director, reporting directly to Moir Lockhead, Chief Executive. Shaw will focus on the Group’s bus operations and joins from the SRA where she was Managing Director Operations.
Andrew Haines joins the company as Managing Director of the UK Rail Division, replacing Jeremy Long who has announced that he intends to leave the Group to pursue other interests. Andrew joins the Executive Management team from South West Trains where he was Managing Director.
Says Moir Lockhead, ‘I am delighted that Nicola is joining us. She will further strengthen our Executive Management team and will focus on quality and delivery for improved public transport across all FirstGroup’s operations. ‘
‘I am very pleased to welcome Andrew to the Group. He is highly respected across the transport sector and has a strong track record within the rail industry. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Jeremy for his contribution to the Group and wish him every success for the future.’
Nicola Shaw has built a highly successful career in transport internationally. A graduate of Oxford University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Nicola has worked for the ORR, Bechtel, Halcrow, the World Bank and London Transport.
Andrew Haines, a Welshman, joined British Rail as a graduate trainee in 1985 achieving a solid operational grounding before launching in to the Board’s legendary public affairs unit under Syd Preston, as parliamentary manager. At privatisation Haines joined Railtrack where he achieved rapid promotion before joining South West Trains in 1997.
In January 1999 he was made Operations Director and then became Managing Director of South West Trains in September 2000. Graham Eccles, chairman of SWT, steps into Andrew’s role at Friars Bridge Court, whilst a successor is sought. Both Nicola and Andrew will be members of the FirstGroup Executive and Safety Management Boards.