PTMA 2009 Winner: Community & Stakeholder Management Award

Roger French
Brighton & Hove

Roger French has been managing director of Go Ahead’s highly respected Brighton & Hove bus company for 13 years. His philosophy is one of building long standing relationships with the local community.

“I am as proud to be a managing director of Brighton and Hove as I am to be a managing director within the city,” he has said. This result is that the profile of public transport in Brighton is seamlessly woven through every aspect of his community’s activities.

The judges said: “Roger’s work in Brighton and Hove has successfully placed the local bus company at the heart of its community. His personal commitment to involvement with so many aspects of local life has delivered huge benefits for his customers, his company and for the city – and is a shining example to the rest of the passenger transport industry.”