Toby Parsons: General Manager (West London)
Having graduated from Oxford University with a degree in Modern History, Toby completed a 12 month graduate management training scheme with the Stagecoach Group, covering operational, commercial, financial and engineering modules, before moving onto the Status Group in 1999.
Toby was responsible for the management and restructuring of the group's Burnley subsidiary, including the streamlining of the company administration and the review of all contract and commercial work in order reverse a substantial monthly loss. He subsequently moved into the public sector with Buckinghamshire County Council, with responsibility for education transport and local bus contracts for the north of the county Toby then worked with the Hertfordshire Integrated Transport Partnership (a cross-sector group involving county and district councils, NHS trusts and the voluntary sector).
Toby joined ECT as General Manager of our Milton Keynes depot in 2006. Toby was responsible for developing appropriate systems and procedures for the new operation, as well as establishing appropriate staffing levels and working to develop public awareness and perception of the service. From February 2010, Toby has taken on the role of General Manager at our West London depot (covering this on a 2-3 day per week basis until the end of the year), as well as working on development projects across the group.