Interim transport boss for the West Midlands named after role became vacant for first time in eight years

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Sandeep Shingadia has been appointed Interim Executive Director – Transport for West Midlands (TfWM), while the organisation continues the recruitment process for a permanent appointment. He will officially take over the role, which became vacant when Anne Shaw stepped down after eight years, on November 14. Mr Shingadia has nearly 28 years of experience in the transport sector and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, Board Director at Colmore Business District, Board Director at European Metropolitan Transport Authorities (EMTA) and Vice-President at the Network of Metropolitan Areas and Regions (METREX). He has worked on a number of major transport projects in the West Midlands during the last few years. These include building the business cases to enable the delivery of a number of Metro extensions including the Birmingham City Centre Extension, Wolverhampton City Centre Extension and Wednesbury to Brierley Hill. Mr Shindgadia also lead the development of the HS2 Connectivity Package to enable regional access to HS2 stations at Curzon St and Interchange, which has led to delivery of Sprint, new local rail stations and highway improvements across the region. And he also lead on the West Midlands City Region Sustainable Transport Fund, which resulted in the largest award nationally of funding to support transport improvements combined with behavioural change measures. He is currently TfWM’s Director of Strategic Partnerships and Integration. Anne Shaw joined Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) eight years ago as Director of Network Resilience before taking up the lead role in 2022. Prior to joining the authority, Anne spent 26 years working with Birmingham City Council’s transport department. Her role has seen her oversee the work on Metro extensions, the building of new railway stations and plans to franchise the region’s bus network. She was awarded the OBE for leading the successful planning and delivery of transport during the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.