July 13 2023

Abellio London Bus is delighted to announce that bus industry expert, Ian Sutton, has joined the business as Commercial Business Partner.

Ian is a talented bus industry expert with over 30 years of commercial experience gained at Arriva where he led teams delivering vital work within tendering, route performance, service quality, and profitability analysis. 

Originally from Swindon, Ian has held a lifelong interest in transport. He has worked within finance and operations teams throughout his career and brings this specialist experience to his role at Abellio.

Ian will report to Alastair Willis, Head of Commercial at Abellio, and will work across all of Abellio's six London depots liaising with Transport for London.

Managing Director, Jon Eardley, said: 

“We are thrilled to welcome Ian to Abellio. He brings excellent commercial bus experience to the business as we continue to grow our operation and serve more customers in London.”

Ian said:

”I am joining Abellio at an incredibly exciting time, as the business grows its electric fleet and more customers benefit from state-of-the-art electric buses. I am delighted to help drive innovation and keep improving the passenger experience for Londoners.”