12/04/2005

Stagecoach UK Bus announced today (12 April 2005) the appointment of Bryony Chamberlain as Managing Director of Stagecoach Warwickshire.

Bryony Chamberlain (30), currently Operations Director at Stagecoach West Scotland, takes over on 1 May from James Freeman, who was recently appointed Managing Director for Stagecoach East.

The youngest Managing Director in Stagecoach’s UK Bus Division, Bryony joined the company’s graduate training scheme in 1996 after gaining a BSc in mathematics from Durham University.

After training with Stagecoach East Midlands, she has progressed quickly within the business. She was Assistant Operations Manager in Manchester, moving to become Operations Manager in Aldershot and Basingstoke and then Divisional Traffic Manager in Sunderland. Since 2002, she has been Operations Director of West Scotland.

In Warwickshire, Bryony will be responsible for Stagecoach’s Nuneaton, Rugby and Leamington depots, with some 180 buses and coaches and 400 staff.

Les Warneford, Managing Director of Stagecoach UK Bus, said: "I am delighted Bryony is taking up this important position. It is a credit to her ability and enthusiasm that she becomes our youngest Managing Director."

ENDS

For further information, please contact:
Steve Stewart, Head of Media and Public Affairs, Stagecoach Group
Tel: 01738 442111 or mobile 07764 774680