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DfT Operator Limited

United Kingdom · public body

About this body

Public corporationLiveSponsor: Department for Transport

Current board (12)

Sir Andrew Haines OBE ChairChair (non-executive), DfT Operator Limited2026 - present
Alex HynesChief Executive Officer, DfT Operator Limited2025 - present
Charles Donald CBESenior Adviser2026 - present
Charles Donald CBENon Executive Director, DfT Operator Limited2026 - present
Harriet KempNon Executive Director, DfT Operator Limited2026 - present
Harriet KempNon-Executive Board Member2024 - present
Kathryn Cearns OBE, FCA, FCCASenior Independent Board Member2026 - present
Kathryn Cearns OBE, FCA, FCCANon Executive Director, DfT Operator Limited2024 - present
Laura Shoaf CBENon Executive Director, DfT Operator Limited2026 - present
Richard HarrisonGroup Chief Finance Officer, DfT Operator Limited2024 - present
Steve MurphyNon Executive Director, DfT Operator Limited2025 - present
Tony Poulter OBENon Executive Director, DfT Operator Limited2026 - present

Past board (9)

Kathryn Cearns OBE, FCA, FCCA ChairChair, Office of Tax Simplification2019 - 2022
Alex HynesDirector General Rail Services Group2024 - 2025
Charles Donald CBEChief Executive2020 - 2026
Kathryn Cearns OBE, FCA, FCCANon-executive Director2022 - 2026
Kathryn Cearns OBE, FCA, FCCANon-executive director2018 - 2024
Kathryn Cearns OBE, FCA, FCCANon-Executive Director, DfT OLR Holdings Limited2024 - 2024
Kathryn Cearns OBE, FCA, FCCAMember of Main Board and Audit Committee2017 - 2021
Richard HarrisonGroup Chief Finance Officer, DfT OLR Holdings Limited2018 - 2024
Tony Poulter OBENon-executive board member, DfT2016 - 2026

Source

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