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« Reply #75 on: January 06, 2015, 09:37:04 »

Mark Hopwood....he reads everything addressed to him

He might read his emails but he doesn't reply to any of mine!  I once had a reply from his email address but signed off by Nicole Black of Customer Relations.  She said she would get back to me asap but never has.
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« Reply #76 on: January 06, 2015, 09:43:03 »

Of course he doesn't - it'd be a pretty much a full-time job doing so.
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« Reply #77 on: August 11, 2015, 22:35:32 »

Reading elsewhere that Ben Rule has been given 'gardening leave'. No independent verification and I post as rumour only.

Gardening leave normally precedes a move to a competitor.
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« Reply #78 on: August 24, 2015, 23:39:56 »

Reading elsewhere that Ben Rule has been given 'gardening leave'. No independent verification and I post as rumour only.

Gardening leave normally precedes a move to a competitor.

Only just spotted this. It made me laugh. You have been the victim of the rumour mill. My garden could really do with me having some gardening leave but I'm still hard at work. In fact I didn't even get any time off this Sunday!
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« Reply #79 on: August 24, 2015, 23:44:13 »

Pleased to hear you are still "on-board" and glad you've had the opportunity to put the record straight.
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« Reply #80 on: August 25, 2015, 07:08:18 »

Glad also that the rumour I read on another forum was unfounded. I was clear here to say rumour only.

I've put them straight at the other place.  Wink
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« Reply #81 on: August 25, 2015, 10:22:56 »

Glad also that the rumour I read on another forum was unfounded. I was clear here to say rumour only.

I've put them straight at the other place.  Wink

whoops!.......just goes to show......you never know who's reading! "Loose lips sink ships!"  Grin
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« Reply #82 on: August 27, 2015, 23:01:10 »

My garden could really do with me having some gardening leave but ...

My sympathies, Ben: I've taken the past week off work as annual leave, to 'do some gardening, etc' ... but it's been pouring with rain  Roll Eyes Grin
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« Reply #83 on: August 27, 2015, 23:58:14 »

Turns out it was someone else (possibly more than one) high up at FGW (First Great Western) who is/are off to pastures new...
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« Reply #84 on: May 31, 2018, 08:16:04 »

Waking up this thread a bit.
Over on Twitter Paul Clifton from BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) South has posted this morning that Mr Tim O'Toole is to step down from his position as C/E of First Group with immediate effect
https://mobile.twitter.com/PaulCliftonBBC.
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« Reply #85 on: May 31, 2018, 08:53:21 »

As announced by the Stock Exchange at 0700 this morning

http://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/news/market-news/market-news-detail/FGP/13660797.html
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« Reply #86 on: January 31, 2024, 20:21:26 »

A LONG time since this thread was updated - so from https://www.gwr.com/about-gwr/our-business/executive-team :

Mark Hopwood – Managing Director
Richard Rowland – Customer Service and Operations Director
Ruth Busby – HR Director
Joe Graham – Business Assurance Director
Duncan Rimmer – Finance Director
Amanda Burns – Sales & Marketing Director
Daryn McCombe – Train Service Delivery and Performance Director
Simon Green – Engineering Director
Chris Maxwell – Director of Safety and Environment

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« Reply #87 on: January 31, 2024, 20:50:15 »

Hasn't a woman very recently taken over Richard Rowland's Customer Services bit? To allow him to major on being Deputy MD & Operations Director.
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« Reply #88 on: January 31, 2024, 21:58:20 »

Hasn't a woman very recently taken over Richard Rowland's Customer Services bit? To allow him to major on being Deputy MD & Operations Director.

You're ahead of yourself - not until next month

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Great Western Railway (GWR (Great Western Railway)) has announced the appointment of Rachel Geliamassi to the new role of Customer Services Director. 

Rachel will be responsible for leading the customer services teams across its stations and trains and ensuring GWR continues to provide the highest level of customer service to its passengers.
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The addition of this new role will allow Operations Director Richard Rowland greater focus on operational delivery, particularly with regard to Old Oak Common and HS2 (The next High Speed line(s)) changes, as well as a stronger focus in his role as deputy managing director. 

Rachel will join GWR next month, formally taking up her role in March.
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