Elaine Holt

Elaine Karen Holt {born 5 June 1966) is a British businesswoman. Quotes "East Coast rail's Elaine Holt signals a change of direction" (2010) "East Coast rail's Elaine Holt signals a change of direction", The Guardian 5 November, 2010 This is Britain's premier railway and there is a lot of pride in it among staff and passengers. What we are doing is trying to put some pride back in the railway. It is a company that has failed twice, and that inevitably has an impact on the service. huge amount of respect" for Hogg but there is evident impatience in her words – a directness that is also remarked upon by former colleagues. We have had quite a lot of change in East Coast in the senior team," she says. "There were quite a lot of issues with running the company and we had to do it as a business turnaround. We had to make sure that we had the right people for that job. Towards the end of National Express's tenure they were scrabbling around to make money in any way they could, like charging for reservations, and quality was suffering It is very early days. We have been here less than a year and we have had a lot to do in that time, "THE CITY INTERVIEW: Holt keeps East Coast rail route on track" (2011) "THE CITY INTERVIEW: Holt keeps East Coast rail route on track" 23 February 2011 I think that because I didn't get A-levels and a degree, I always wanted to prove that I was as good as anyone else and I worked very hard. Like many young girls, I wanted to be an air stewardess, but I discovered that there was a lot more to travel and transport than working on a plane. In truth, the problems go back to 2006. The operators worked hard to make their payments, but I think decisions were taken that were quite short-term, and we've now got to try to put some of that right. External links Category:Living people Category:Businesswomen from England Category:People from Oxford Category:1966 births Category:Women born in the 1960s