Abellio London Bus has appointed the experienced Ian Sutton as Commercial Business Partner.
Ian is described by the operator as a “talented bus industry expert”, who has more than 30 years in the sector behind him. He moves to Abellio London after 10 years with Arriva London in which he worked as Interim Head of Route Performance and Commercial Analyst. He was involved there with tendering, service quality, route performance and profitability analysis.
Originally from Swindon, he has worked with finance and operations teams throughout his career in fulfilling a lifelong interest in transport.
He will report to Alastair Willis, Head of Commercial at Abellio, and work across all six of Abellio’s London depots.
Abellio London Managing Director Jon Eardley says: “We are thrilled to welcome Ian to Abellio. He brings excellent commercial bus experience to the business as we continue to grow our operation and serve more customers in London.”
Ian adds: ”I am joining Abellio at an incredibly exciting time, as the business grows its electric fleet and more customers benefit from state-of-the-art electric buses. I am delighted to help drive innovation and keep improving the passenger experience for Londoners.”
