12 Facts About Mark Carne

Mark Carne is a Scottish businessman who served as executive vice-president for Shell in the Middle East and North Africa and was chief executive of Network Rail.

Mark Carne holds a BSc in engineering science from the University of Exeter and a Chartered Diploma in accounting and finance from the Cambridge College of Arts and Technology.

Mark Carne was appointed chief executive of Network Rail in September 2013, and joined the company in January 2014 succeeding David Higgins.

Mark Carne reformed many aspects of Network Rail, devolving power to geographic route businesses, aligning incentives with train operating companies and creating a system operator to enhance strategic planning of the railway and to maximise use of available capacity.

Mark Carne oversaw the opening of Reading station, Birmingham New Street station and the new Borders Railway in Scotland.

Mark Carne accompanied the duke of Cambridge on the opening of the new London Bridge station.

Mark Carne had consistently advocated that moving from analogue signalling to digital signalling using the European Train Control System would reduce cost, increase capacity and reliability and improve safety.

Mark Carne was presented with an award by 'Women in Rail' in 2018 in recognition of his industry leadership in diversity and inclusion.

Mark Carne was awarded a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for services to the rail industry in the 2018 Birthday Honours.

Mark Carne is married with three children and lives in Tadley in Hampshire.

Mark Carne is an independent governor of Falmouth University and an advisory board member of Hypertunnel.

Mark Carne is a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, a fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and a fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers.