SilverRail has appointed Brett Ring as Vice President (VP) of Commercial, in a move which adds further momentum to the organisation’s mission to improve how UK travel management companies’ market and sell rail.
Brett is the former Trainline Global Sales Director, and boasts well over a decade’s worth of experience within the travel technology sector.
Within his role as VP, Ring is now responsible for driving industry relationships and supporting partners in their efforts to optimise and improve the efficiency of selling rail services.
Brett joins SilverRail at a pivotal point in the company’s growth as it continues to make ground-breaking improvements to the rail industry through investment in innovative technology that simplifies the customer journey and, ultimately, increases the number of passengers on the UK’s train network.
He said: “It’s an exciting time to be joining SilverRail. With the rail industry becoming increasingly central to the journeys of business travellers thanks to its cost, convenience, and environmental benefits, we have an opportunity to make rail the UK’s first-choice mode of transport.
“It is a privilege to join SilverRail at such a crucial juncture, with the business’ digital infrastructure putting it in a unique position to make rail easy for operators, agencies and travellers. SilverRail’s focus on being truly customer centric, as well as the depth of its expertise, made it an undeniably appealing opportunity.
“I’m immensely excited to assist the organisation on the next stage of this this inspiring journey.”
Cameron Jones, Chief Strategy and Commercial Officer, added: “Now, more than ever, travellers are looking for travel experiences that are easy, hassle free and efficient. It’s our job to deliver this. That means rail carriers, technology providers and agencies must work together to harness the digital tools that can simplify the customer journey and increase the number of people on our trains.
“Brett brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience that will strengthen this offering, support our growing commercial team, and enable us to help even more travel management companies successfully sell rail to an ever-changing, expanding market.”
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