Network Rail Consulting appoints Alderman VP North America-West
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief
Network Rail Consulting (NRC) has appointed Mitch Alderman as Vice President, North America-West. He will focus on business development, working with NRC’s business development specialists to find and secure new growth opportunities. He will also oversee and support work with existing clients.
Prior to joining NRC, Alderman was responsible for civil engineering projects and the civil coordination of Pacific Railways Enterprises. In this role, he worked on the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s $2.5 billion redevelopment and expansion of Los Angeles Union Station.
Alderman’s rail management experience spans 33 years, covering safety, planning, operations and construction of rail and transit systems for both public agencies and private companies. He has expertise in local, state, and federal funding; board of director liaisons; public relations and hearings; governmental affairs; contract negotiation and inter-agency coordination.
“It’s a privilege to join Network Rail Consulting,” said Alderman. “I’m excited about the future and look forward to helping NRC expand.”
“Mitch Alderman brings a huge amount of experience to Network Rail Consulting, and I’m confident he will be a major part of our growth going forward,” said NRC President North America Ron Hartman.
Network Rail Consulting, a wholly owned subsidiary of Network Rail, “aims to harness the vast range of skills and experience available within Network Rail to demonstrate British expertise overseas and be an international ambassador for Britain’s rail industry,” the company said. “NRC is selling the full range of rail expertise within Network Rail, including advisory, strategic planning, asset management, operations and maintenance, and infrastructure projects. Network Rail owns, manages and develops Britain’s railway—20,000 miles of track, 40,000 bridges and viaducts and thousands of tunnels, signals, level crossings and points. We also manage rail timetabling and 18 of the largest stations in England, Scotland and Wales. In partnership with train operators we help people take more than 1.7 billion journeys by rail every year—double the number of 1996—and move hundreds of millions of tons of freight, saving almost 8 million truck trips. We’re investing $52 billion in the railway by 2019 to deliver more frequent, more reliable, safer services and brighter and better stations.”
