05/07/2006

Stagecoach announced today (5 July 2006) that Gary Nolan (49) has taken up the post of Managing Director of Stagecoach Lincolnshire.

Gary, who has nearly 30 years’ experience in the bus industry, joined Stagecoach from First Group where he was Managing Director of First South Yorkshire.

A former Operations Director of Stagecoach East Midlands, Gary will be responsible for around 600 staff and an operation involving 270 buses.

The company runs bus services in Lincolnshire, plus parts of East Nottinghamshire, as well as across the Humber Bridge into East Yorkshire.

Les Warneford, Managing Director of Stagecoach UK Bus, said: “I am delighted to welcome Gary back to Stagecoach where his extensive experience will be a valuable addition to our management team.

“Stagecoach is having considerable success in attracting new passengers to bus travel through investment and innovation, and we are looking forward to continuing to develop our regional bus operations across the UK.”

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For further information, please contact: Steve Stewart, Head of Media and Public Affairs, Stagecoach Group
Tel: 01738 442111 or mobile 07764 774680

NOTES TO EDITORS

Stagecoach currently operates more than 8,000 buses and employs around 20,000 people at its UK Bus division, which includes 20 regional operating companies. Its network stretches from south-west England to the Highlands of Scotland, covering major cities such as London, Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Sheffield, Hull, Oxford and Cambridge, as well as key shire towns and rural areas