Graeme Dey was appointed Minister for Transport in May 2021.

He was elected to the Scottish Parliament for Angus South in 2011 and has been Convener of the Parliament’s Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee, and Deputy Convenor of the Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee.

Graeme will be officially opening Low Carbon Logistics on Monday 8th November. 

Alex Hynes was appointed Managing Director of the ScotRail Alliance in June 2017. Two years later, he was promoted to the broader role of Managing Director, Scotland’s Railway, following further operational devolution from Network Rail to Scotland. He currently leads the delivery of Scotland’s Railway through the ScotRail Alliance, a unique and industry-leading partnership between Abellio ScotRail and Network Rail Scotland.

Chris has spent more than 17 years working in the railfreight and construction industries. Prior to joining Tarmac he held a variety of senior operational railfreight roles, covering most areas of the UK & all major product types. 

Chris is on the Board of the Railfreight Group and Rail Forum Midlands & Vice Chair of the CILT Railfreight Committee.

Neil joined the National Skills Academy for Rail (NSAR) in 2015, from the utility sector where he was CEO of the Energy & Utility Skills Group. Before that he was CEO of the British Institute of Innkeeping, a professional body and awarding organisation.

Prior to these sectoral CEO roles, he held senior positions in government departments for education and business where had responsibilities in skills, employability, English and migration, regional economic development and European Structural Funds.

Frazer joined Transport Scotland in 2008 to frame and deliver the parliamentary bill to authorise the Queensferry Crossing. Once passed, he subsequently joined the rail directorate and as well as being Head of Rail Policy he now chairs the Strategic Leadership Group of the Cluster Builder.

Neil leads Scottish Enterprise’s international economic development activities with a focus on trade and investment to support Scotland’s global ambitions.  In a career spanning more than 20 years with Scottish Enterprise, he was most recently Director of Global Trade, supporting Scotland’s international competitiveness by stimulating and supporting the international trade ambition of companies across Scotland.

Bill Reeve joined Transport Scotland to establish its new rail team, following the devolution of rail powers to the Scottish Parliament in 2005 and is now Director of Rail. Bill has more than thirty years’ experience of the passenger and freight transport industry, working in British Rail and the privatised rail industry.

Chris is a Chartered Civil Engineer, Chartered Project Professional and is a Deputy Group Director for the Stations Planning and Development team.  Chris has worked with Highland Spring since 2016 as Project Director on the integrated designs to realise the aims of the freight facility at Blackford.

Morwen is responsible for helping the Highland Spring Group achieve its ambition to reach net zero emissions by 2040. Morwen oversees environmental projects that support this transition such as the construction of a dedicated Rail Freight Facility which will enable the business to transport goods in an environmentally friendly way.

Kenneth Russell has 40 years’ experience within the Russell Group. Commercial and Strategy Director since 1995, Kenneth holds comprehensive knowledge in logistics, including distribution, rail freight operations and warehousing. From his wealth of experience in the industry, Kenneth has been instrumental in the design and structure of key logistics contracts managed by the Scottish based group.

Wendi and Keira work for Network Rail within Scotland’s Railway as Sustainability strategy managers. They manage a new team of 12 talented, sustainability professionals and lead the delivery of the sustainability strategy. The strategy contains ten priority areas, which are grouped into themes. Wendi leads on the “Low Emissions” section of the strategy and Keira leads on “A Green and Resilient Railway” and “A Responsible Railway”

Currently Head of Communications at DB Cargo UK, the UK’s largest rail freight company, Richard is an experienced and accomplished communications practitioner with more than 20 years’ experience in newspapers, PR, consumer relations, internal communications and public affairs.

Councillor Kelly graduated from Glasgow University with a MA Honours in History. He is currently Depute Leader of the Council, having been elected to this position in 2016.  

As well as being a member of various Council Committees and Working Groups, Councillor Kelly represents the Council on a number of outside bodies, including: Non-executive director of NHS Lanarkshire; the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities; COSLA Health & Social Care Executive Group; Glasgow and Clyde Valley City Deal Cabinet; Vice Chair of North Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership Joint Integration Board.

In January 2019 Heather became Freightliner’s first ever female train driver in Scotland and, indeed, the only female freight train driver at all in Scotland.

She won ‘Highly Commended’ at the Women in Rail Awards 2020 in the category of ‘Inspirational Woman of the Year’. In 2021 Heather took part in a BBC initiative to raise awareness of mental health, and campaigns to improve support within the industry.

This year she was honoured with the ‘Outstanding Individual Contribution’ at the RFG Awards and has been listed in the UK Women of the Year 2021.

Tim Hartley is the Business Development Director at GB Railfreight, one of the fastest growing rail freight operators in the UK. Since joining in August 2020, Tim has been responsible for driving growth, by playing a key role in the development of GB Railfreight’s intermodal portfolio. The company now operates 22 daily intermodal services, providing a sustainable way of moving goods to meet Government’s net zero targets.

David was appointed Rail Director at Malcolm Logistics in 2014. This role encompasses both commercial and operational responsibilities for their rail business including Anglo – Scottish intermodal services and terminal services at Daventry International Rail Terminal. David is a board member of the Rail Freight Group and recently completed an MBA at Cranfield University.   

Phil joined the Rail Freight Group in April 2021. His passion for transport policy developed through his 38 years as an elected member of Ipswich Borough Council where he drew up the proposal for the Ipswich Freight Chord and helped to initiate the East West Rail Consortium of local councils in the 1990s. He is a member of the Railfuture campaign group.

Having had a keen interest in all things rail from a tender age, Andrew has dedicated his whole working career to the rail and heavy haulage industries. He is currently the Managing Director of Railway Support Services, founded in 2008. 

Scott Wardrop is Head of Engineering for Network Rail Capital Delivery in Scotland. He has played a prominent role in facilitating traction decarbonisation and was the engineering manager for a number of recent electrification schemes in Scotland including the Edinburgh – Glasgow mainline in 2017. Scott has worked within the rail industry for 30 years covering maintenance, asset management and project delivery roles across the UK.

Scott Wardrop is Head of Engineering for Network Rail Capital Delivery in Scotland. He has played a prominent role in facilitating traction decarbonisation and was the engineering manager for a number of recent electrification schemes in Scotland including the Edinburgh – Glasgow mainline in 2017. Scott has worked within the rail industry for 30 years covering maintenance, asset management and project delivery roles across the UK.