IT’S all aboard for a new team of North-East directors at bus company Arriva.

The company has recently expanded its senior team in the North-East and Yorkshire.

The appointments of Lisa Davies, Steve Rowell and Jon Croxford has completed the eight-strong team.

Lisa returns to Arriva as regional HR director following a successful period with Ward Hadaway.

Steve, who joins as regional engineering director from Vivarail Ltd, brings with him 24 years of rail engineering experience and previously worked for Arriva under the guise of Tyne and Wear Metro.

New area managing director for Arriva Yorkshire, Jon is one of the group’s youngest directors, having started on the First Bus graduate management programme in 2008.

Regional managing director Nigel Featham remarked: “It’s great to get the final pieces of the jigsaw in place for the region.

“We now have a strong directorship team, helping and guiding a great senior management team, capable of delivering the service our customers want and expect.

“It’s an exciting time for the industry and a very exciting time within Arriva North East and Yorkshire right now.”

Lisa, Steve and Jon are joining the already established Arriva North East and Yorkshire directorship team of area managing director for Arriva North East Nick Knox, regional finance director David Cocker, regional marketing director Richard Johnson and Yorkshire Tiger managing director Simon Finnie.