Meet the team

Mathis is RFG's Policy Manager. She plays a key part in supporting RFG’s Director General, Maggie Simpson OBE, strengthening the organisation’s policy capability and helping to ...

Maria is Rail Freight Group's Business Manager. She joined us in March 2025 and is responsible for leading on our events programme, finances and office administration.
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Maggie Simpson is Director General of the Rail Freight Group, the representative body for rail freight in the UK. Since joining in 2005 she has worked to promote growth in rail ...

Phil is Regional Policy Manager, he has more than 30 years experience working in public and private sector environments with a strong public service ethos. He has a local ...

Phillippa O’Shea has worked at the RFG for over 25 years, running the daily management of the company as well as organising all the RFG meetings and the famous RFG Christmas Lunch. ...

Martin Bignell began his career with in marketing and commercial roles with Potter Group, exposed to rail freight as terminal operator, customer and 3PL logistics service provider. ...

Having graduated from Cambridge University with a degree in Metallurgy in 1971, Robin
made an immediate career switch and joined the Transport and Shipping Department of the
then ...

James is the Marketing and Communications Manager at Rail Freight Group and handles all external media liaison, interview requests, member communications, website, newsletter and ...