Appointment of managing director for Arriva vehicle rental

Arriva plc, one of Europe's leading transport providers, hasannounced the appointment of Dom McKenna as managing director ofArriva Vehicle Rental.

He will join Arriva in November 2005 and will be responsible forguiding the business forward as it seeks growth and developmentopportunities in the market.

Mr McKenna previously held the position of operations director,Parcelforce Worldwide. In the last three years he has been a keymember of the team returning the company to profitability throughimproved customer service, reduced costs and targeted organicgrowth. During this time, among other things, he also overhaulednetwork logistics and improved the health and safety performance torecord levels.

He has held other challenging positions in the Royal Mail andPost Office Group, including director & general manager,Europe, where he focused on turning businesses around anddeveloping sales.

Mr McKenna will report to Arriva main board director DavidMartin, group managing director – operations and deputy chiefexecutive.

David Martin commented:

This is a very important appointment for Arriva and weare delighted that we have been able to appoint such an extremelywell qualified and talented person as Dom. His background showsthat he is very well placed to take Arriva Vehicle Rentalforward.

Biographical note

Dom McKenna was born in 1966 and graduated from BradfordUniversity in 1989. He began his career with The Post Office Groupin 1989 and completed his MBA in 1996. During his career in thePost Office he undertook a number general management posts as wellas sales, marketing and major change. In 1998 he established andlead the mergers and acquisitions department.

Notes for editors

• Arriva is one of the largest private sector providers ofpassenger transport in mainland Europe. Employing more than 30,000people and providing more than one billion passenger journeys everyyear.
• Arriva provides transport services including buses, trains,commuter coaches and waterbuses in eight European countries –Denmark, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Swedenand the UK.
• Arriva Vehicle Rental operates a fleet of over 12,000 vehiclesfrom 34 locations, and employs around 650 people in the UK.
• Local authorities, utility companies, service solutionproviders, public authorities and major corporations across the UKare amongst Arriva's customer base.
• Arriva is a member of the British Vehicle Rental and LeasingAssociation (BVRLA), the trade association for vehicle dailyrental.
• Arriva's rental fleet comprises a wide range of cars andcommercial vehicles. Our fleet ranges from small cars up toexecutive vehicles and from small vans, transits and tippers – upto 7.5-tonne trucks in various specifications.
• All vehicles available for rent are covered for breakdown bythe AA/RAC and are subject to a 60-point pre-rental check prior todelivery.