Corporate structure

Chief Executive
Bill Emery

He is responsible for:

• the delivery by the Office of the strategy set by the ORR Board
• carrying out effectively the duties assigned to ORR under statute
• ensuring the Office operates efficiently, with integrity and probity
• working closely with Chris Bolt, the ORR Chairman, to engage with external stakeholders at all level.

He leads on overseeing Network Rail's performance and its stewardship of the national railway network infrastructure by monitoring and enforcing compliance with the network licence. He is also responsible for granting licences and approving access agreements. He provides advice to the Board on engineering and other railway operational matters. Michael is also a member of the Periodic Review Committee.

He is responsible for the work of HM Railway Inspectorate, which strives to ensure duty-holders in the railway industry manage health and safety risks effectively and thus comply with their statutory duties. Ian is also a member of the Safety Regulation Committee.

He leads the development and implementation of competition, economic and financial policy underpinning ORR's regulation of the rail industry. John is also a member of the Periodic Review Committee.

He is responsible for advising the Chief Executive and Board on all aspects of rail policy, and ensuring coordination of ORR's policy development activities and high-level industry stakeholder relationships, and corporate communications.

She is responsible for the provision of all support services to the business - Finance, Human Resources, Information Systems, Facilities and Business Planning.

She leads the team providing legal advice to ORR. The team advises on all aspects of ORR's work and manages the relationship with external lawyers.