Railway industry specialist Eli Rees-King appointed to RIA Wales & Western Business Engagement Manager role

Established industry and marketing communications specialist Eli Rees-King has been appointed as the Railway Industry Association's (RIA) Business Engagement Manager for Wales & Western.

Eli brings a wealth of rail sector knowledge and experience to the role and is well known by many businesses and organisations operating in the rail industry as a result of her work with the Rail Alliance (Birmingham Centre for Rail Research) and more recently as Head of the RBD Community for Rail Business Daily.  

Eli Rees-King, RIA Wales & Western Business Engagement Manager, said: “It’s great to be working with the Railway Industry Association in this Business Engagement Manager Role role. The opportunity to work with and support RIA’s members and key stakeholders, and to expand and enhance RIA’s Wales & Western network, is a challenge I am really looking forward to!”

Robert Cook, RIA Policy Director and Wales & Western Lead, said: “We are delighted to have Eli joining the team, and her appointment is key to our Wales & Western network rollout. Eli will be a key part of our dedicated support for RIA members across Wales and the West of England, and we look forward to developing our programme in those parts of the UK throughout this year.”

1. About RIA: The Railway Industry Association (RIA) is the voice of the UK rail supply community. We help to grow a sustainable, high-performing, railway supply industry, and to export UK rail expertise and products. RIA has 300+ companies in membership in a sector that contributes £43 billion in economic growth and £14 billion in tax revenue each year, as well as employing 710,000 people. It is also a vital industry for the UK’s economic recovery, supporting green investment and jobs in towns and communities across the UK; for every £1 spent in rail, £2.50 is generated in the wider economy. RIA’s membership is active across the whole of railway supply, covering a diverse range of products and services and including both multi-national companies and SMEs (60% by number). www.riagb.org.uk