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Elaine Holt was appointed as Deputy Chair of HS2 Ltd in July 2020.

Elaine Holt has over 30 years’ experience in the transport and service industry and is highly experienced in working in complex, highly regulated environments subject to intense public, political and media scrutiny. She has extensive railway operations experience and a strong track record of running large customer operations and leading organisations through periods of significant change.

Elaine has held a number of board roles, including serving for over six years as a board member of National Highways.

Previously, Elaine held a number of senior roles within the UK rail industry, including chair and chief executive of Directly Operated Railways, chair of East Coast and managing director of First Capital Connect. She was also executive vice president for guest experience at Carnival UK, where she ran all operations for P&O Cruises and Cunard.