Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed new senior leadership appointments, as Rachel McLean is to become TfL's managing Chief Finance Officer, and Glynn Barton has been appointed interim Chief Operating Officer. Their appointments will ensure the organisation is can support London's economic recovery.

Following an open recruitment campaign Rachel McLean has been appointed to the role of managing Chief Finance Officer.

Rachel is currently the CFO for Crossrail and Finance Director for Operations, having re-joined TfL in January 2020 from the Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local Government where she was a Board Member and the Director General - Chief Financial Officer.

Patrick Doig, who has led TfL's finance team so ably as the statutory CFO - playing a key role in securing a long-term funding agreement with Government - will resume his role as Group Finance Director and will remain the statutory CFO.

It was recently announced that, with current Commissioner Andy Byford's departure later this month, Andy Lord will become Commissioner on an interim basis from 25 October.  Consequently, an internal selection process has been underway to fill Andy Lord's current role of Chief Operating Officer on an interim basis.

Following this, Glynn Barton has been appointed as interim Chief Operating Officer. Glynn is currently TfL's Director of Network Management & resilience, responsible for the performance and management of the road network and TfL's statutory duties as Highway Authority.

Glynn will become interim Chief Operations Officer on 25 October, with Rachel becoming Chief Finance Officer on 31 October.