
Board of Directors
Introducing our
Board of Directors.
Our Board of Directors ensure scrutiny and accountability throughout the operations of Sustainable Transport Midlands. They are responsible for holding our Executive Committee to account and approving key organisational and departmental decisions throughout the business.


Meet our team of Board Directors!
Meet George Marshall,
Senior Transport Consultant.
George Marshall is an urban planning and real estate student at the University of Manchester. He has a keen interest in improving access to opportunities for people, placemaking and most of all good access to public transport, whether that be active travel, bus, tram or rail. George also holds the position of 'Consultant'.


Meet Harry Burr,
Chief Executive Officer.
Harry Burr is CEO at Sustainable Transport Midlands, and also acts as a Board Director. He founded STM in 2020 as Sustainable Transport Northamptonshire, through a campaign aiming to introduce a new station in the county. Harry also holds the position of 'Chief Executive Officer', automatically becoming a Board Director.


Meet John Tippett,
Group Company Secretary.
John Tippett has held Directorships throughout a long career in Sales primarily in the print sector. He has also held several roles in educational governance and Chairs a Business Forum developing connections for businesses with local authorities and agencies. John also holds the position of 'Project Director'.


Meet Mandeep Gill,
Senior Business Advisor.
Biography TBC.


Meet Owen O'Neill,
Group Board Chairperson.
Owen O’Neill has been developing sustainable public transport projects - including two Restoring Your Railway applications - since 2020, and has a keen interest in improving public transport to provide high quality alternatives to the car, that provides us with a socially equitable path to net-zero.


Meet Xiaolu Chen,
Finance Director.
Xiaolu Chen is a Fellow member of the ACCA in addition to having a strong education background, including a BSc and two MSc degrees with distinction from two UK top universities. Xiaolu has 14 years of experience in Accounting and Finance. Xiaolu also holds the position of 'Chief Financial Officer'.


Phone: 01604 312530
Email: contact@transport-mids.com
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Sustainable Transport Midlands CIC is a company registered in England and Wales (Company No. 14335309) 310 Wellingborough Road, Northampton, NN1 4EP