KERRY Peters has been appointed Leeds-based regional director for train operator Northern.
She will take up the post at the end of the summer, when current regional director Tony Baxter leaves to join Chiltern Railways.
Kerry joined the industry as a catering stewardess for British Rail in 1994, eventually leading a team responsible for training onboard crew on the Pendolino fleet.
In 2005 she moved to Virgin Cross Country as its customer service manager and later became business manager, with responsibility for services in Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester and Newcastle.
She joined Northern – which operates services on the Airedale line – six years ago as head of trains and stations for the north east, being promoted to director for that region in 2020.
Under her new role, she will have responsibility for Yorkshire, Humberside and the East Midlands.
"I look forward to joining the team in Leeds and working with them to ensure Northern continues to deliver for people across the whole region," she says.
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