Taking up his new role from 1st May 2020, Mr McBride brings a wealth of digital experience and global leadership in both executive and non-executive directorship roles. Alongside his role at Trainline, Mr McBride is also a non-executive director of Kinnevik AB and Wiggle.com.

Mr McBride is also a senior adviser to Lazard’s UK financial advisory business and to Scottish Equity Partners.

In his executive career, Mr McBride worked for IBM, Crosfield Electronics and Dell before serving as chief executive officer of T-Mobile UK and then managing director of Amazon.co.uk. As a non-executive director, he has served on the boards of, AO.com, the BBC, Computacenter PLC and S3 PLC, and as chair of ASOS PLC.

Sir Douglas Flint, chairman of SLA, said: “I am delighted to welcome Brian to the Board. As we position our businesses for a more technology-driven future, his direct experience of developing digital strategies and solutions in consumer-facing businesses tackling rapidly evolving markets will be of great benefit to our discussions”.