Europe Is Moving Toward the Asset Management Job Title

Unlike the United States, the U.K. and Europe seem to have fully embraced the idea of the asset management job title.  A list of speakers at a recent U.K. transportation conference on asset management:

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Speakers include:

• James Bailey, Commissioner for Highways and the Built County, Staffordshire County Council
• Will Britain, Principle Engineer Highways Asset Manager, Blackpool Council
• Andrew Ellis, Programme Manager - Asset Management Programme, Heathrow
• David Farquhar, Deputy Director of Highways,Northamptonshire County Council
• Shane Fitzpatrick, Senior Head of Service – Operations, Merseytravel
• Mike Gallop, Director Route Asset Management - Western Route, Network Rail
• Richard Moore, Head of Asset Management,London Underground
• Chris Sexton, Technical Director, Crossrail
• Dana Skelly, Director of Asset Management,Transport for London
• Innes Thomson, Flood & Coastal Risk Manager,Environment Agency
• Andrew Warrington, Service Director Highways,Nottinghamshire County Council
• David Whitton, Head of Highways, Capital Development and Waste Management, Devon County Council
• Mike Winter, Head of Dorset Highways Management, Dorset County Council