Our people

Emma Head joined HS2 Ltd in August 2015 and is now Chief Railway Officer, serving on the HS2 Ltd Board. 

Emma has held several leadership roles at HS2 Ltd, including technical service delivery director. She has worked in the UK railway industry since 1999. 

Before joining HS2 Ltd, Emma was director of safety strategy at Network Rail. There she improved workforce and passenger safety, made operational improvements at level crossings across the UK network, and assured critical asset improvement programmes. 

Emma has experience from both client and contractor perspectives. She has contributed to major railway engineering schemes including West Coast route modernisation and London’s Crossrail project. Before moving client side, she held roles in large tier 1 and tier 2 contractors, working across the construction and rail sectors.