05/09/2008

Stagecoach is pleased to confirm a number of management appointments at its UK Bus Division, effective from 1 November 2008.

Robert Andrew, currently Regional Director Scotland, will become Regional Director North. His role will include responsibility for Stagecoach’s North East, North West, Merseyside, Manchester, Yorkshire and East Midlands companies.

Tom Wileman, currently Regional Director North West and Managing Director Merseyside, will become Regional Director Scotland. He will be responsible for the Bluebird & Highlands, Fife & Strathtay and West Scotland companies, in addition to his role as a Director of Scottish Citylink.

Stephen Riggans will join Stagecoach from Arriva to become Managing Director, Merseyside.

Doug Fleming is retiring as Managing Director, Stagecoach East Scotland. Charlie Mullen, currently Managing Director Bluebird & Highlands, will become Managing Director Fife & Strathtay from 1 January 2009. Tom Wileman will manage the company on an interim basis during November and December.

Bryony Chamberlain, Director of Operations, Coach USA, will return from North America to become Managing Director Bluebird & Highlands from 1 January 2009. Edward Hodgson, Commercial Director South, will be seconded from Stagecoach South to North America in place of Bryony Chamberlain.

Paul Southgate will retire from the position of Managing Director East Kent, but will continue to work part-time as Commercial Manager UK Bus, concentrating on business development projects.

Phil Medlicott, Managing Director Warwickshire, will become Managing Director East Kent. A new Managing Director for Stagecoach Warwickshire will be recruited in due course.

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Michelle Hargreaves, Operations Director, Stagecoach East, will become Managing Director South West. She will fill the vacancy resulting from Chris Hilditch’s appointment as Managing Director, National Transport Tokens, earlier this year.

Les Warneford, Managing Director, Stagecoach UK Bus, said: “We have a first-class management team at our UK Bus Division, which has been a key factor in attracting more people to our greener, smarter bus services.

“These changes will ensure we continue to meet the needs of our passengers as well as further developing our senior managers. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome Stephen to the Group and wish Doug well in his retirement.”

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NOTES TO EDITORS

• Stagecoach Group is a leading international public transport company with bus and rail operations in the UK and North America. The Group employs around 30,000 people and runs around 12,000 buses and trains.
• Connecting communities in more than 100 towns and cities, Stagecoach is one of UK’s biggest bus and coach operators. The company runs around 7,000 vehicles from Devon in south-west England to the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, carrying around 2 million passengers every day.
• Stagecoach services cover many of the UK’s major cities, including Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Sheffield, Hull, Oxford and Cambridge, as well as key shire towns and rural areas.  For further information, go to www.stagecoachbus.com.