Trainline PLC Appointment of Chief Operating Officer (5171T)
July 21 2020 - 2:00AM
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Trainline PLC
21 July 2020
Trainline plc ("Trainline or the "Company")
Appointment of Chief Operating Officer
21 July 2020
Trainline plc today announces the appointment of Jody Ford to
serve in the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer,
effective 21st September, 2020. Jody will join the Board and report
into CEO Clare Gilmartin.
As Trainline continues to focus on scaling the business, the
decision to appoint a Chief Operating Officer has been taken in
order to further broaden and deepen the Company's leadership bench.
In his new role, Jody will be central to driving Trainline's growth
strategy and performance with responsibility for the Commercial,
Marketing, Product and Tech functions.
Jody brings extensive experience innovating consumer-facing
digital and technology businesses, helping them transform and grow
across new sectors, markets and audiences. He joins Trainline from
his role as CEO at Photobox Group, Europe's leading personalisation
business. Prior to Photobox Group, he spent 10 years at eBay,
latterly in California, leading the Growth function globally.
Clare Gilmartin, CEO, commented: "I am delighted to welcome Jody
to Trainline and look forward to him helping us deliver our
long-term growth plan. We are proud to attract such talent to our
senior management team which continues to be focused on championing
more environmentally sustainable travel choices."
Commenting on his appointment, Jody Ford said: "I'm excited to
be joining a technology company with so much potential for growth
and a clear goal of making rail and coach travel easier for
millions of people globally. I look forward to working with the
Board and Trainline's team to continue innovating for the benefit
of our customers."
There are no further details to be disclosed pursuant to Listing
Rule 9.6.13 R.
Enquiries
For investor enquiries, Andrew Gillian investors@trainline.com
For media enquiries, Victoria Biggs/ press@trainline.com / +44 7850 205490
Simone Selzer trainline@brunswickgroup.com / +44 207 404
5959
About Trainline
Trainline ( www.trainline.com ) is the leading independent rail
and coach travel platform selling rail and coach tickets to
millions of travellers worldwide, enabling them to seamlessly
search, book and manage their journeys all in one place via its
highly rated website and mobile app. Trainline is a one--stop shop
for rail and coach travel bringing together millions of routes,
fares and journey times from more than 270 rail and coach carriers
across 45 countries.
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