Stagecoach has claimed that its new UK managing director is the first woman to head a multimodal public transport operation in the country.
Carla Stockton-Jones was appointed on 01 October 2020, having served as interim UK managing director from July 2020, following the retirement of Mark Threapleton. Reporting directly to Stagecoach chief executive Martin Griffiths, she be responsible for the £1.3bn business and its 24,000 employees and 8,000+ buses, coaches and trams.
Prior to joining Stagecoach in February 2020 as regional director for the south of England, Stockton-Jones held senior positions with Sky from 2012 and acquired sales and service experience across a range of sectors, including consumer goods, media and technology.
Since her interim appointment in July, Stockton-Jones has led Stagecoach’s business transformation programme and Covid-19 recovery plans, including engagement with the UK Department for Transport around the sector’s transition out of the pandemic.
She said: “I’m proud to be heading the UK business as Stagecoach marks 40 years of keeping Britain connected. Stagecoach, its people and its services have made and continue to make a hugely positive impact on our economy, in our communities and in protecting our environment.
“Partnership is more important than ever if we are to give our communities the green transport connections they need,” she continued. “I’m absolutely committed to working closely with national government, the mayors in our biggest city regions, and our local authority partners and other stakeholders to make that happen.”
