Board of Directors

Skills and experience

Brian has a strong track record in leading businesses having held many senior positions throughout his career including Chair of ASOS from 2012 to 2018 and Chief Executive Officer of Amazon.co.uk from 2006 to 2011. He has also held Non-executive Director positions at Abrdn plc, AO World plc, Computacenter PLC, SThree PLC and Celtic FC PLC. He was previously on the Board of the BBC and was a member of the Advisory Board of Huawei UK.

Other appointments

Brian is a Senior Adviser to Scottish Equity Partners and Lead Non-executive Director on the Defence Board of the UK Ministry of Defence. 

Skills and experience

Prior to Trainline, Jody held the position of CEO at Photobox Group, Europe’s leading personalisation business, encompassing the Moonpig and Photobox brands. Prior to Photobox Group, he spent ten years at eBay, latterly in California, leading the Growth function globally. Jody holds an MBA from INSEAD and a BA in Economics and Politics from Exeter University.

Other appointments

None

Skills and experience

Pete joined Trainline in February 2015 becoming CFO in December 2022. Prior to this he served as VP Finance leading financial control, planning and analysis, and had a central role in engagement with industry and regulatory stakeholders. Pete also played a key role in the IPO.

Prior to Trainline he spent 9 years at eBay both as a finance leader and in various commercial roles. Pete holds a Master's degree in Engineering from the University of Cambridge.

Other appointments

None

Skills and experience

Jennifer was Executive Vice President, People, for ARM Holdings plc with responsibility for all People and Internal Communications globally from 2013 to 2017. Prior to ARM, Jennifer was Group People and Culture Director at UBM plc from 2007 to 2013 and Group HR Director at Emap plc from 2003 to 2007. Jennifer holds an MA (Hons) from the University of Oxford in English and French.

Other appointments

Non-executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee of Mitie plc and Remuneration Committee Chair of NCC Group plc. Jennifer is also a Non-executive Director and Chair of the Sustainability, People and Diversity Committee of The Cranemere Group Ltd.

Skills and experience

Duncan was Chief Financial Officer of Ocado plc from September 2012 to November 2020. Prior to joining Ocado, Duncan held the Chief Financial Officer’s role at Fitness First plc, and prior to that, Duncan was Group Finance Director of Kingfisher plc. He has also been Finance Director of B&Q plc and Chief Financial Officer of Virgin Entertainment Group and held various senior finance positions at Burton Group Plc. Until July 2018, Duncan was a Non-executive Director and Senior Independent Director of Zoopla Property Group PLC. Prior to this, he was a Nonexecutive Director and Audit Committee Chair of Rentokil Initial plc. Duncan holds a Master’s degree in Engineering from King’s College, Cambridge. He is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

Other appointments

Non-Executive Chair of Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc and Chair of Loveholidays.com.

Skills and experience

Rakhi has extensive expertise in customer experience and innovation having spent 12 years at Amazon in various senior leadership positions. Prior to joining Amazon Rakhi held roles at TomTom and US management consulting firm Oliver Wyman. Rakhi holds a BA in Marketing and Communications from the University of Pennsylvania.

Other appointments

Non-executive Director at Kingfisher plc and Schroders plc.

Skills and experience

Andy brings a wealth of experience in e-commerce and significant knowledge of technology and marketplaces from his previous role as CEO of Priceline International and Chair of Toptable.com, both now part of Booking. com. Andy is currently an adviser for iQ Capital, a deep technology venture capital firm, and was previously a Non-executive Director of Albion Development VCT PLC, an investor in higher growth businesses with a strong focus on technology companies. Most recently Andy was a Fellow at Stanford University’s Distinguished Career Institute.

Other appointments

Member of the Investment Committee of iQ Capital, Non-executive Director of Thought Machine, Cambridge Angels and Prodigy Finance.

Skills and experience

Marie has a wealth of experience of data-driven strategic growth and consumer behaviours having spent 29 years at Nielsen ultimately as Executive Vice President. Marie holds a diploma in International Business Management and Administration from Kedge School of Business and is based in France.

Other appointments

Non-executive Director and Chair of Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee at Criteo SA and Chair of Nomination and Remuneration Committee at Patrizia SE. Marie is also a Global External Advisor at Bain & Company, a member of the Advisory Board of TechForRetail and a Non-executive Director and Chair of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee at Payfit.