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Meet the new Dick

  • 06-10-2012 3:35am
    #1
    dowlingm
    Registered Users Posts: 5,309 ✭✭✭


    http://www.breakingnews.ie/business/iarnrod-eireann-appoint-new-ceo-569511.html
    Iarnród Éireann has announced a new CEO is to take over next year.

    David Franks has been named as the next Chief Executive, when Dick Fearn retires in February.

    The 55-year-old has previosuly worked at the UK division of the French National Railways and Stockholm Metro.


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  • #2
    AlekSmart
    Registered Users Posts: 14,005 ✭✭✭✭AlekSmart


    dowlingm wrote: »
    http://www.breakingnews.ie/business/iarnrod-eireann-appoint-new-ceo-569511.html

    A very significant appointment IMO.

    The Bord Snip-SNCF "Expression of Interest" in the CIE operations as a whole puts Mr Franks in a pivotal position in any negotiations going forward.

    Mr Franks would,presumably,be well accquainted with the SNCF Team who drew up the "EOI".

    I would suggest that this is a very astute appointment indeed ;)


    Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one.

    Charles Mackay (1812-1889)



  • #3
    devnull
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 11,584 Mod ✭✭✭✭devnull


    Franks has a very poor record at National Express, he took over when they had about 8 franchises, when he left they had one left and the last two they lost (East Coast and East Anglia) were in many peoples view the poorest franchises in the UK who struggled to even get the basics right.

    Lets hope he does better here.


  • #4
    foggy_lad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,373 ✭✭✭✭foggy_lad


    devnull wrote: »
    Franks has a very poor record at National Express, he took over when they had about 8 franchises, when he left they had one left and the last two they lost (East Coast and East Anglia) were in many peoples view the poorest franchises in the UK who struggled to even get the basics right.

    Lets hope he does better here.

    He is only there as caretaker undertaker for irish rail.


  • #5
    Hungerford
    Registered Users Posts: 912 ✭✭✭Hungerford


    devnull wrote: »
    Franks has a very poor record at National Express, he took over when they had about 8 franchises, when he left they had one left

    His distinguished record also includes heading Keolis' failed bid for the UK West Coast franchise, which the French specifically headhunted him for. :o


  • #6
    Judgement Day
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,549 ✭✭✭✭Judgement Day


    So CIE/IE headhunt another waste of space - there's a surprise then. They would be better headhunting somebody from the Severn Valley Railway or the Festiniog Railway but then they don't want somebody who knows what they are doing.


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  • #7
    dowlingm
    Registered Users Posts: 5,309 ✭✭✭dowlingm


    Hungerford wrote: »
    His distinguished record also includes heading Keolis' failed bid for the UK West Coast franchise, which the French specifically headhunted him for. :o
    to be fair, hard to stick him with that now UK gov have voided the award for improper assessment.


  • #8
    end of the road
    Registered Users Posts: 28,984 ✭✭✭✭end of the road


    great, the whole lot will be shut and lifted by the end of next year.

    ticking a box on a form does not make you of a religion.



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