Joanna Whittington is the new CEO of the Office of Rail and Road
Posted: 20 February 2017 | | No comments yet
The new Chief Executive Officer at the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has been confirmed as Joanna Whittington following an open public competition.
The new Chief Executive Officer at the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has been confirmed as Joanna Whittington following an open public competition.
After graduating from Oxford University, Ms Whittington worked as an economic consultant specialising in Transport and later completed her Masters in Transport Planning and Management. She worked at ORR for the first time in 1995 before joining Ofgem where she held a number of senior posts. She has been ORR’s Director of Railway Markets and Economics since 2014 and was appointed as interim Chief Executive of the Office of Rail and Road in January 2016.
Speaking of her new role, Ms Whittington said: “It has been a privilege to lead ORR as interim CEO over the last year and I am delighted to be continuing in the role. I am proud to be leading an organisation in which I know everyone also shares my determination to protect the interests of rail and road users, now and in the future.”