About

Andy Thomas FIoD FICE, Managing Director
AWT Advisory Services Limited

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The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence – it is to act with yesterday’s logic – Peter Drucker

Expert advisory services that delivers customer driven outcomes for your business

AWT Advisory Services was set up by Andy Thomas in September 2019 with a focus on providing expert advisory services that delivers customer driven outcomes for your business.

Having over 38-years’ of experience within major transport, asset and engineering businesses across both the public and private sectors of the UK and Internationally.

Our service model approach quickly provides vision, purpose and direction that safely delivers operational excellence, embeds best practice culture, whilst restoring confidence of customer, executive teams, key stakeholders and both national and local government communities.

Being well respected and credible within the industry, we are passionate about making step change improvements for our customers with a track record of innovative service delivery excellence.

Andy Thomas, Executive & Board Experience

2023 Royal Commission for Riyadh City (Saudi Arabia), King Abdulaziz Public Transportation (KAPT) Executive Advisor to Chief Executive Officer

2022 Department for Transport (UK), Passenger Services Strategic Advisor

2022 Rail Delivery Group (UK), Strategic Advisor

2021 Entransit (Toronto, Canada), Interim CEO

2020 Department for Transport (UK), Passenger Services Strategic Advisor

2019 Keolis Amey (UK), Transport for Wales Rail Services (TfW RS), Assignment Interim COO (Managing Director for the Train Operations of Wales & Borders)

2019 AWT Advisory Services, Managing Director

2017 Network Rail Consultancy Limited (UK), Non-Executive Director

2017 RSSB’s Industry Health & Wellbeing Policy Group, Chair

2016 Network Rail (UK), Managing Director for England & Wales; Managing Director Strategic Operations; Managing Director for both the Wales Route and the Wessex Route

2015 Keolis (India), Managing Director for Hyderabad Metro and Director Rail & Metro

2012 TfNSW (Australia), Executive Director NSW Trains and Rail Delivery Service Group

2011 Reliance Infrastructure (India), Chief Operating Officer for Delhi & Mumbai Metros

2006 Transport for London (UK), Vice President Strategic Planning Asset Performance

2003 Cegelec (UK), Commercial Director covering all UK Businesses