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Chris Rayner

Biography

Chris Rayner joined High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd in April 2015 and holds the position of Delivery Director, Railway Systems.

Starting in the rail industry as an apprentice in 1975, Chris has extensive experience of railway engineering and operations in the UK, working initially for British Rail and then Balfour Beatty in the UK and then the USA, Sweden, and Hong Kong. Joining Network Rail in 2001, he ran the Network Rail business responsible for HS1 infrastructure, leading commissioning work on both sections of HS1 and later became Regional Managing Director for NR’s Wales and Western Region.

In 2011, Chris moved to Dubai to run Serco’ Middle East operation, including operations and maintenance of the iconic Dubai Metro and Serco’s other transport operations in Dubail. During this period, he led the expansion of Serco’s transport operations in the Middle East, developing railway operations in Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

Role

Delivery Director, Railway Systems