Stagecoach has appointed Clare Burles as UK Bus Business Change Director from 1 June.
Joining from Virgin Trains East Coast, where she has been People Director since 2015, she will lead a new Business Change team which “aims to ensure Stagecoach is fit for the future across all parts of its UK Bus business including aspects relating to people, commercial, technology, communications and safety,” [routeone/23 May/News].
Ms Burles started her career in 2002 working for National Express-owned train operator Midland Mainline and then moved to Stagecoach’s East Midlands Trains where she became HR Director in 2011.
Stagecoach UK Bus MD for England and Wales, Mark Threapleton, says: “”Her experience within the rail industry will be hugely beneficial as we drive forward this initiative and look to build on what we have achieved so far.
Ms Burles says: “At a time when the world, and transport industry, is changing at a fast pace, itis vital that we are equipped to take advantage of the opportunities that will present themselves in the future, and to continue achieving the high standards of service that our customers rightly expect.”
