DB CARGO - Key Persons

Andrea Rossi - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Member of the UK Board
Andrea Rossi became CEO of DB Cargo UK in September 2020. Andrea became a member of the UK Board in 2013 when he was appointed Chief Financial Officer at DB Cargo UK. He previously spent nine years fulfilling various roles within audit, planning and reporting at Deutsche Bahn AG in Germany.

Deb Hardy - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
Deb became CFO in January 2021 and brings with her more than two decades of experience in managing finance, IT and procurement within the transport and logistics sector. Prior to joining DB Cargo UK she was Finance Director at the successful family-run logistics and warehousing company, Moran Logistics. Before that she fulfilled a number of senior management roles with Yusen Logistics (UK) Ltd and the Japanese global freight operator, NYK Logistics, culminating in her appointment as UK Finance Director in 2008.

Gaynor Westwell - CHRO

Job Titles:
  • Head of Human Resources
  • Member of the UK Board
Gaynor Westwell became a member of the UK Board in 2018 when she was appointed Head of Human Resources. She has over 30 years' experience in HR, the majority of which has been spent in logistics.

Marie Hill

Job Titles:
  • Chief Transformation and Digitalisation Officer
Marie was appointed Chief Transformation and Digitalisation Officer (CTDO) in January 2021 and has been Head of IT at DB Cargo UK since January 2017.

Neil Ethell - COO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Operating Officer
Neil Ethell became Chief Operating Officer for DB Cargo UK in November 2021 to drive further improvements in operational performance and customer service. Previously, Neil was the company's Head of Operations and Service Delivery. He has more than two decades of experience in logistics having joined DB Cargo UK in 2002, and has an in-depth knowledge of rail freight operations, service delivery, asset and resource management.

Roger Neary - VP of Sales

Job Titles:
  • Head of Sales
  • Member of the UK Board
Roger Neary became a member of the UK Board when he was appointed Head of Sales in 2018 after a 25-year career in rail freight with DB Cargo UK and its predecessor companies DB Schenker, EWS and British Rail.

Stella Horrocks

Job Titles:
  • Disposals and Retrofit Manager