The managing director of Go North East and East Yorkshire is set to leave the North East bus operator to take up the top job with a budget train business.
Martijn Gilbert has been appointed the new managing director of Lumo & Hull Trains - owned by transport firm FirstGroup - and will take up the post in September.
He replaces the current managing director of Hull Trains, David Gibson, who is set to leave the business for another job outside of the rail industry and interim managing director of Lumo Phil Cameron who will manage a handover period before returning to his role in First Rail.