Alex Hynes
Biography
Alex Hynes was appointed Chief Executive Officer of DfT Operator Limited on 22 December 2025.
Alex is an experienced transport professional with over 25 years of industry experience and a proven track record of delivering rail improvement and investment programmes.
Alex was Director General Rail Services Group in the Department for Transport (DfT) from 1 April 2024 to 21 December 2025.
Prior to joining DfT, Alex was the Managing Director of Scotland’s Railway for nearly 7 years, where he led the delivery of Scotland’s Railway through the ScotRail Alliance, a unique and industry-leading partnership between ScotRail Trains Ltd and Network Rail Scotland.
Before joining Scotland’s Railway, Alex was Managing Director of the Northern rail franchise for 3 and a half years, where he successfully delivered their best-ever customer satisfaction scores as well as record levels of employee engagement.
Having spent his early career as a consultant for Halcrow Fox, Alex worked at the Office of the Rail Regulator before joining the Go-Ahead Group in 2005 as Strategic Planning Manager and, in 2007, as Commercial Director at London Midland, and finally, as Managing Director – Rail Development.
Alex is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, a Fellow of the Permanent Way Institution and a member and former Chair of the Chartered Institution of Railway Operators.
He is a former Rail Business Awards Industry Leader of the Year.
Previous roles in government
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Director General Rail Services Group