Vernon Everitt appointed new Chair of Transport for Wales

Daniel Bevan - Senior Journalist

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Transport for Wales (TfW) has announced the appointment of Vernon Everitt as its new Chair, bringing extensive leadership experience from across the UK transport sector to the role.

Currently serving as Transport Commissioner and Chair of Transport for Greater Manchester, Everitt is also an existing Non-Executive Director on the TfW board. He will officially assume his new post later this month.

A former senior executive at Transport for London, Everitt played a key role in enhancing customer experience and boosting ridership and revenue across the capital’s public transport network. More recently, he has been instrumental in the transformation of Manchester’s bus services through a franchising model.

Speaking about his new role, Everitt said: “I look forward to working with the Cabinet Secretary, the TfW team and our stakeholders to make sure that further improvements to transport are felt across Wales.

There is a huge programme of delivery ahead of us, including bus franchising, Network North Wales, completion of the South Wales Metro and continuing to deliver better rail services. These and other improvements will help support economic growth and access to homes, jobs and opportunity across the country.”

The appointment was welcomed by Ken Skates MS, Wales’ Cabinet Secretary for Transport: “This is an incredibly important role with some considerable challenges ahead and I am pleased that the Senedd share my views that Vernon is the right person for the job. I am looking forward to working closely with him.”

Everitt’s appointment comes at a critical time for Transport for Wales, as it advances major infrastructure projects and transformation plans aimed at modernising public transport and improving connectivity across the country.