Richard Brown CBE

Biography

From July 2013 to October 2017 Richard Brown CBE was a non-executive member of the Department for Transport Board.

Richard is Chairman of Catalyst Housing Ltd, a board member of HS2 and Deputy President of the French Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain. He was Chief Executive of Eurostar from August 2002 to April 2010 and Chairman until June 2013. Richard was previously Commercial Director and main Board Director of National Express Group plc, where he set up its UK Trains Division.

He has spent 36 years in the transport industry, and was a Director of British Rail’s Intercity Division before privatisation. Richard is a past President of Railteam and of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, and was twice Chairman of the Association of Train Operating Companies.

Richard was appointed CBE in 2007. He was educated at Cambridge, University College, London, and Harvard.