(Yesterday, 10:09 am)Iamtheone8483748 wrote From the GA Website

Nigel Featham will continue to be Managing Director of Go North West but given this role has expanded to cover operations in both Greater Manchester and now Liverpool, he will no longer continue his role at Go North East.

Martin Dean, Managing Director, UK Regional Bus, Go-Ahead, commented: “Nigel has been a fantastic leader for Go North East and Go North West but with the new contract in Wirral he will now dedicate his time solely to Go North West. Ben will be an excellent Managing Director at Go North East and we’re very grateful for Matt’s help whilst we search for a new Managing Director for East Yorkshire Buses. These changes are a positive result of us growing our business and serving even more customers with our award winning  bus services.”

Full details of Go-Ahead’s Operating Company Leadership can be found https://www.go-ahead.com/who-we-are/people/leadership/.

(Yesterday, 5:31 pm)Nerd4321 wrote That line makes me giggle. Has he though let's be honest

(Yesterday, 5:31 pm)Nerd4321 wrote That line makes me giggle. Has he though let's be honest

(Yesterday, 10:13 am)R852 PRG wrote I wonder which of the remaining senior managers will get the boot if Gilligan decides to make his mark. The incumbent Head of Commercial doesn't have much to show for his appointment other than network regression, contract losses, and bidding for Metro Replacement work the company couldn't even cover.

(Yesterday, 6:19 pm)Adrian wrote Me too, but I think they're inclined to say something nice, aren't they?

I don't think "his disastrous reign, causing the first major strike in 30 years" has the same ring to it.


I suppose it depends what the strategy is, doesn't it? Most of these heads can only take whatever the strategic lead is from the directors.

Kevin Carr's was managed decline; tweak around the edges and gradually cut. Martijn's was to paint his way out of a pandemic, though was remarkably forward thinking for a Bus MD. Whereas the incumbent appears to love spaffing money on marketing gimmicks with negligible results, then still cut services faster and harder than ever before.

We'll see what Ben Gilligan's reign brings.

(Yesterday, 7:12 pm)Storx wrote He done a good job from a GoAhead point of view, the area now makes a profit and didn't under Gilbert who was hemmorging money.

Everything else is irrelevent at the end of the day.

The strike action is likely GoAhead's fault anyway, there's no rational reason for not paying more from a local level than someone above you saying you can't pay them more.

(Yesterday, 10:13 am)R852 PRG wrote I wonder which of the remaining senior managers will get the boot if Gilligan decides to make his mark. The incumbent Head of Commercial doesn't have much to show for his appointment other than network regression, contract losses, and bidding for Metro Replacement work the company couldn't even cover.

(Yesterday, 7:21 pm)Nerd4321 wrote Nigel could not give two cares about Go North East. Where was he during strikes. Thats right in Manchester. People who used to work for Go North West seem to take a dislike to him as well. Im glad hes going. He ran GNE into the group. Caused strikes. Made most if not all the good people who made gne what it is leave amongst other things. Only time he cares for the company is when its time for his face to be on camera

(Yesterday, 7:12 pm)Storx wrote He done a good job from a GoAhead point of view, the area now makes a profit and didn't under Gilbert who was hemmorging money.

(Yesterday, 8:26 pm)Adrian wrote I don't believe that this is true, and I've challenged this point before.

The significant losses under Martijn's reign were during the pandemic, and specifically lockdown, when they lost 90% of their business overnight.

The major losses then reported after Nigel took over, was on the most part the result of a restructuring exercise (and subsequent redundancies). It was a one off and it was noted in the accounts for that period.

Even beyond that, what has Nigel achieved? You'll recall Newcastle United were balance sheet champions under Mike Ashley, but it didn't mean they were delivering their core business.