The Trustees of PACTS have now appointed a replacement for Rob Gifford when he leaves at the end of the year.

 

The New Executive Director will be David Davies, who will start work at PACTS on Novmber 26. David is fellow of CIHT and the Institution welcomes him to his new role.

David is currently Committee Specialist for the Transport Committee at the House of Commons where he has helped with the inquiries into road safety, aviation strategy, High Speed Rail and bus competition. Prior to working in Parliament, he worked at the Audit Commission as an environmental services specialist. He has also worked for Birmingham City Council, the consultants Allott & Lomax and Arup and as an independent consultant, including five years at TRL. As you can see, he has a wealth of experience in both transport and Westminster.

Of his appointment, David said "I am very much looking forward to moving to PACTS, an organisation that has contributed so much to transport safety over its 30 year life. Although transport-related deaths have been reduced substantially over this period, there is still a great deal to do to make transport safe and to feel safe. As road users, airline and rail passengers, parents, residents and others, the public care very much about safety issues. There are some excellent people in the transport safety world and I know I will enjoy working with them. I will do my best to ensure that PACTS continues to bring experts, MPs, Peers and campaigners together to keep transport safety at the forefront of government policy".