This from the DfT...
Richard Brown appointed to the Department for Transport Board
Richard Brown CBE has been appointed as a Non-Executive Member of the Department for Transport Board by Transport Secretary, Patrick McLoughlin.
He joins lead Non-Executive Director Sam Laidlaw and other Non-Executives Ed Smith, Alan Cook, Sally Davis, Mary Reilly and John Kirkland.
Good news indeed.
And just months after completing his independent review that validated franchising!