Our management

John Devaney, Chairman

John Devaney has managed businesses across Europe, the UK, Canada, USA and Japan. His previous roles include Chairman of Kelsey Hayes (part of Varity Corporation), Eastern Group, Exel and Telent and Non-Executive Director of HSBC Bank Plc, Ocean Group and British Steel. He is currently Non-Executive Chairman of Cobham Plc and Chairman of National Air Traffic Services Ltd and Tersus Energy Plc.

Committee Membership: Safety and Environment Committee, Nomination Committee (Chairman)

Dean Finch, Group Chief Executive

Prior to joining National Express, Dean Finch was Group Chief Executive of Tube Lines from June 2009. Before that he worked for over ten years in senior roles within First Group plc. He joined First Group in 1999 having qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG, where he worked for 12 years specialising in Corporate Transaction Support Services, including working for the Office of Passenger Rail Franchising on the privatisation of train operating companies. At First Group, he was Managing Director of the Rail Division from 2000 to 2004 and then was appointed to the main board as Group Commercial Director in 2004, before being made Group Finance Director. With the completion of the Laidlaw acquisition he became Chief Operating Officer in North America before returning to the UK as Group Chief Operating Officer.

Meet Dean Finch

Watch Dean's interview at our latest Analyst and Investor Briefing

Jez Maiden, Group Finance Director

Jez Maiden was formerly Chief Finance Officer at Northern Foods plc. Prior to that, he was Group Finance Director of British Vita plc, Director of Finance of Britannia Building Society and Group Finance Director of Hickson International plc. He is currently a Non-Executive Director of Yule Catto & Co plc and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

Tim Score, Senior Independent Director

Tim Score was appointed to the Board in February 2005 and acted as Interim Chairman between December 2008 and April 2009. He is Chief Financial Officer at ARM Holdings plc. Before joining ARM he worked as Finance Director of Rebus Group Limited which he joined in 1999. Between 1997 and 1999, he was Group Finance Director of William Baird plc, which he joined from LucasVarity plc. He is a chartered accountant.

Committee Membership(s): Safety and Environment Committee, Remuneration Committee, Audit Committee (Chairman)

Jorge Cosmen, Deputy Chairman

Jorge Cosmen was appointed to the Board at the time of the ALSA transaction. He was appointed Deputy Chairman in October 2008. He was Corporate Manager for the ALSA Group from 1995, becoming Chairman in 1999. Between 1986 and 1995, he worked in sales, distribution and banking. He is a Business Administration graduate and has an International MBA from the Instituto de Empresa in Madrid. He is Non-Executive Director of Brunara, S.I.C.A.V.,SA as well as of other private companies.

Committee Membership(s): Safety and Environment Committee, Nomination Committee

Miranda Curtis, Non Executive Director

Miranda Curtis is a Non-Executive Director of Liberty Global Inc (Denver, Colorado) having retired from her executive role as President of Liberty Global Japan and Jupiter Telecommunications (J:COM) in Tokyo after leading the sale of Liberty's Japanese interests in February 2010. Miranda was appointed Chairman of Waterstones in October 2011, and joined the board of Marks & Spencer plc as a Non-Executive Director in February 2012. She is also a Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, of Garsington Opera, of the leading African education charity Camfed, and is a Trustee and Governor of the Institute for Government. Between 1998 and 2002 she was a Non-Executive Director of Telewest Communications plc and between 1998 and 2000 a Non-Executive Director of Flextech plc.

Committee Membership(s): Safety and Environment Committee (Chairman), Remuneration Committee

Sir Andrew Foster, Non Executive Director

Sir Andrew has had an extensive career in the public sector, having served as Chief Executive of the Audit Commission for England and Wales between 1992 and 2003. Before this, he was Deputy Chief Executive of the NHS and Regional CEO for Yorkshire. He is currently Deputy Chairman of the Royal Bank of Canada Europe Limited and Chairman of the Commonwealth Games England. He is also Non-Executive Director at PruHealth. Sir Andrew has conducted independent reviews for the government into the Intercity Express Project, the Building Colleges for the Future programme, and previously into Further Education and the Future of Athletics.

Committee Membership(s):  Safety and Environment Committee, Nomination Committee, Audit Committee

Chris Muntwyler, Non Executive Director

Chris Muntwyler is Chairman of the Swiss Management Consulting company Conlogic Ltd. He is also Non-Executive Director of Panalpina World Transport (Holding) Ltd. (Switzerland) and the Austrian Post Ltd. (Austria). During his 27 years at Swissair he held top executive positions in Switzerland, Sweden and North America. In 1999 he joined DHL Express serving as Managing Director Switzerland, Germany and Central Europe and from 2005 to 2008 as CEO of DHL Express (UK) Ltd, based in London.

Joaquín Ayuso, Non Executive Director

Joaquín Ayuso is Board Vice Chairman for Ferrovial, the €12 billion Spanish transport infrastructure and services group that employs over 70,000 people worldwide. He has been with Ferrovial since 1981 and was appointed CEO in 2002 and held that position until October 2009. During this period Ferrovial expanded internationally with business interests in the UK, USA, Canada, Latin America and Europe.

Lee Sander, Non Executive Director

Elliot (Lee) Sander is President and Chief Executive Offi cer of the HAKS Group, Inc. An American citizen, he was recently Executive Director and CEO for the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority and has served as Commissioner for the New York City Department of Transportation. Lee is Chairman of the Regional Plan Association, a prominent NGO based in New York that has played a highly influential role in gaining public policy and investments in the New York Metropolitan area over the last 80 years. He has also played a very active role on the National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Finance Commission, having been appointed by the United States Congress in 2006.

Michael Hampson, Company Secretary and Group Legal Director

Michael Hampson was appointed as General Counsel and Company Secretary in January 2012. Prior to joining he has held the position of General Counsel and Company Secretary at Whitbread plc, RMC Group plc and Charter International plc; he was also the Director of Corporate Development at Anglian Water Group plc. He is Deputy Chairman of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents and is a barrister and Chartered Secretary.

Javier Carbajo, Spain

Javier Carbajo joined the Group in December 2005 when National Express acquired Alsa. A graduate in economics and with an MBA, he has been with Alsa for 30 years during which time he has held management positions in most areas of the business. In 1999 he was appointed Chief Executive of Enatcar following its acquisition by Alsa. In 2003 he was appointed CEO of Alsa Group.

 Watch Javier's interview at our latest Analyst and Investor Briefing

Andrew Chivers, UK Rail

Andrew is currently Trains Director (UK) for National Express Group. Prior to this he was Managing Director, National Express East Anglia, an Executive Director in the National Express Group Trains Division, Managing Director of National Express Group's Londonlines franchises and Managing Director of Wessex Trains. He previously held a range of positions in the rail industry starting as as an engineering management trainee with British Rail.

Watch Andrew's interview at our latest Analyst and Investor Briefing

Andrew Cleaves, UK Coach

Andrew joined National Express in September 2010 as Managing Director, UK Coach. Before joining National Express, Andrew worked at Tube Lines for ten years, and rose through senior Commercial roles to be appointed Chief Executive in February 2010 . Prior to Tube Lines he worked in sales and marketing for Otis plc and as a consultant to PA Consulting.

 Watch Andrew's interview at our latest Analyst and Investor Briefing

Peter Coates, UK Bus

Peter Coates was appointed Managing Director, UK Bus, in November 2011. He joined National Express Group in 1997 from Ernst & Young where he had undertaken a variety of roles after qualifying as a Chartered Accountant. After working as Group Financial Controller, Peter joined the UK Bus Division in Birmingham in 1999 as Finance Director.

David Duke, North America

David Duke brings 25 years' experience in student transportation to his position as Chief Executive Officer of National Express Corporation. Prior to taking up his current role, David was Senior Vice President of Sales for FirstGroup America. David began his career in 1988 at Ryder Student Transportation Services (acquired by FirstGroup America in 1999), where he held several positions, including Senior Vice President. Duke then joined Durham School Services as Senior Vice President, managing regional operations and business development.

Watch David's interview at our latest Analyst and Investor Briefing