Alex Hynes
Chief Executive Officer, DfT Operator
Alex was appointed Chief Executive Officer of DfT Operator Limited in December 2025.
He is an experienced transport professional with over 25 years of industry experience and a proven track record of delivering rail improvement and investment programmes.
Alex was previously Director General Rail Services Group in the Department for Transport (DfT).
Prior to joining DfT, Alex was the Managing Director of Scotland’s Railway for nearly 7 years, where he led the delivery of Scotland’s Railway through the ScotRail Alliance, a unique and industry-leading partnership between ScotRail Trains Ltd and Network Rail Scotland.
Before joining Scotland’s Railway, Alex was Managing Director of the Northern rail franchise for 3 and a half years. Having spent his early career as a consultant for Halcrow Fox, Alex worked at the Office of the Rail Regulator before joining the Go-Ahead Group in 2005 as Strategic Planning Manager and, in 2007, as Commercial Director at London Midland, and finally, as Managing Director – Rail Development.
