Paul Campion has been the CEO of TRL since July 2019. TRL is a world-renowned research, consultancy and software company which started life as the UK Government’s Transport Research Laboratory and has been working to make transport safer, cleaner and better for over 85 years. Previously Paul was the CEO of the Transport Systems Catapult, a not-for-profit organisation created by the government as part of the catapult network to grow the UK economy by supporting the growth of innovation in transport systems. Paul’s earlier career was spent in a wide variety of roles at IBM helping companies and industries to transform through the application of new technology. He has done professional, management and executive jobs at UK, European and Worldwide level in the UK, USA, France and Switzerland.
Ann Frye is an international specialist on the mobility needs of people with disabilities and older people across all transport modes and the pedestrian environment.
She works as an expert advisor on both international and UK projects on accessibility, including developing and establishing best practice in delivering accessibility and mobility options for people with physical, sensory and neurodiverse issues.
Her current roles include working as the Senior Expert, Transport, for the European Commission funded project AccessibleEU and working as the UK Government Ambassador for Disability and Accessibility in Aviation.
She has worked on accessibility for the United Nations and has led expert working groups for the US Transportation Research Board (TRB), the International Transport Forum (ITF) and the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) as well as the European Commission.
Ann has worked in this field for over 30 years; until 2006 she headed the Mobility & Inclusion Unit in the UK Government Department for Transport where she delivered a programme of research, legislation and policy to promote the mobility of disabled and older people in all areas of transport.
She is a Fellow of the UK Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and of the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation. She is also an honorary Transport Planning Professional.