Meet the Team

At RIA we are proud to employ some of the rail industry’s most enthusiastic and dedicated individuals. Our team is not only passionate about what they do but they also bring together valuable and varied rail industry experience.

Click on a photograph to find out more about our team members.


David Tonkin

Chairman


Darren Caplan

Chief Executive


David Clarke

Technical Director


Robert Cook

Policy Director


Rose Garber

Member Relations Director


Milda Manomaityte

Innovation Director


James McGowan

Public Affairs & PR Director


Neil Walker

Exports Director


Gaynor Pates

Operations Director


Terry Eastmond

Senior Finance Manager


Grace Smithen

Senior Marketing & Events Manager


Bhavesh Barber

Finance Manager


Wafa Benaddi

Commercial Policy Manager


Ann-Marie Esiaka

Operations Manager


Robin Hay

Technical & Innovation Manager


Dominika Kokosikova

Operations & Exports Manager


Isabella Lawson

Policy Manager


Phoebe Birch

Technical & Innovation Executive


Penny Gkika

Technical & Innovation Executive


Vaishnavi Krishna Kumar

Policy Executive


Amina Undre

Marketing & Events Executive


Naomi Foster

Operations Assistant


Jonathan Ly

Operations Executive