Tim Shoveller to be Freightliner CEO

[LNW-GW Joint]

I see Tim Shoveller, lead negotiator for Network Rail in the current industrial dispute with the RMT, is to become CEO of Genesee & Wyoming UK and Europe, which includes Freightliner.
His day job at the moment is MD of NR's North West & Central Region, one of the top jobs in NR.
I believe he would have been expected to play a significant role in the new GBR, having had both infrastructure and TOC senior management experience, but evidently he has sidestepped that opportunity to join the private sector.

Genesee & Wyoming appoints Tim Shoveller as UK/Europe CEO

EUROPE: Genesee & Wyoming Inc has appointed Tim Shoveller as CEO of its UK/Europe operations. EUROPE: Genesee & Wyoming Inc has appointed Tim Shoveller as CEO of its UK/Europe operations. This includes British rail freight operator Freightliner, Freightliner Poland, shunting operator Rotterdam...

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EUROPE: Genesee & Wyoming Inc has appointed Tim Shoveller as CEO of its UK/Europe operations.
This includes British rail freight operator Freightliner, Freightliner Poland, shunting operator Rotterdam Rail Feeding and container logistics company Pentalver.
Shoveller is expected to join by late summer 2023, succeeding Becky Lumlock, who is a UK-based operating partner at G&W shareholder Brookfield Infrastructure and has been interim CEO since Eddie Aston left in September 2022.
Shoveller began his rail career as a British Rail guard at Guildford in 1992, and has held roles including Managing Director of Stagecoach’s Rail Division, MD of the South West Trains/Network Rail Alliance and MD of East Midlands Trains. He joins G&W from Network Rail, where he is currently MD North West & Central Region.

Are there any suggestions as to who will replace him at NR?
Or maybe it's an opportunity to revise the Regional NR structure in line with GBR plans.

 

[The Planner]

I expect Mr Haines has someone in mind. Its Tims next step towards GBR if that is the goal as he doesnt have the freight experience yet. Chances of a regional restructure are close to nil at this point.

 

[MalaiseForever]

Are there any suggestions as to who will replace him at NR?

Not yet. We all only found out yesterday. Nobody in Tim's exec team had any idea he was moving to pastures new. He will be staying on until the end of August and will be involved in the recruitment of his successor.