Leila Frances

Leila joined Keolis in May 2014 after two years as Commercial Director and Deputy Managing Director of Abellio UK. Previously, she had spent four years as Keolis Group Executive Vice President for Projects and International Director of Projects, where she led several key international tenders, including Melbourne trams, the Gold Coast Light Rail PPP (Public Private Partnership) bid, E20 in Stockholm and the OWL heavy rail contract in Germany.

She began her career as Franchise Bid Manager at First Group in June 2000, before moving to c2c Rail where as General Manager she transformed the organisation from the “Misery Line” into a top performing rail company and won the prestigious London Suburban Rail Operator of the Year 2005.
Leila holds a MBA from Kingston University London, as well as a Post Graduate Certificate in Education and a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Social Studies from Sheffield Hallam University, UK.