Executive director at Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) Anne Shaw OBE has announced that she is taking up a new role as chief executive of Ireland's National Transport Authority.
In a social media post, Ms Shaw said it had been 'the privilege of my career to serve' the West Midlands, after spending 'eight incredible years' at TfWM.
Her personal highlights included leading transport operations for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, which involved ensuring more than a million extra journeys ran smoothly.
She oversaw the creation of the Regional Transport Co-ordination Centre, bringing operators and authorities together under one roof, and Metro expansions, which involved the reopening of railway stations.
Alongside Laura Shoaf, Ms Shaw was also named by ministers as the UK’s first Violence Against Women and Girls Transport Champion, tasked with considering female safety on transport networks at a national level.
Ms Shaw said: 'Together, we’ve delivered billions of pounds of investment in rail, tram, bus, active travel and roads, and put in place bold plans to transform how people move across the West Midlands.
'None of this would have been possible without the extraordinary TfWM team and the wider transport community, whose dedication inspires me every day.
'Transport changes lives, creates opportunity and connects us all, and I know the West Midlands will continue to lead the way.
I’m excited to take on this new challenge in Ireland but will always be proud of what we’ve achieved here together.'
Director of network resilience at TfWM and chair of the ADEPT National Traffic Managers Forum, Mark Corbin, said Ms Shaw had 'led with integrity, empathy and courage and did an extraordinary job during an extraordinary time'.
