Two senior figures at Birmingham bus and coach business National Express have left the company.
Tom Stables, chief executive of National Express º£½ÇÊÓÆµ and Germany, and David Bradford, managing director of its West Midlands bus arm, are no longer with the business.
The move comes as National Express makes "limited changes" to its structure, according to a brief statement by the Digbeth-based group, which sees the bus and coach divisions brought under one senior leadership team.
This has resulted in a small number of roles no longer being required but frontline staff have not been affected.
Mr Stables joined the company in 2011 and held several senior roles including business development director, managing director of the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ coach business and most recently chief executive of º£½ÇÊÓÆµ and Germany since 2018.
Mr Bradford joined the company in 2010 and was group commercial director and then managing director of the West Midlands bus division from 2018.
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Former BP senior executive Alex Jensen is due to join the company as chief executive in September, with current º£½ÇÊÓÆµ coach managing director Chris Hardy acting as interim for the intervening period.
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A statement from National Express said: "We are making some limited changes to our structure to ensure we are as efficient as we can be and to enable us to grow in the future.
"At the same time, Tom Stables and David Bradford have made the decision to leave. We thank Tom and David for their service. Our new chief executive Alex Jensen will start in September."
Mr Bradford published a post on social media website LinkedIn announcing his departure.
It said: "After 13 years, I'm saying a sad goodbye to National Express so a big thank you to everyone who has made great things possible.
"I know the region's public transport will be in safe hands and you will keep building on these achievements in the future.
"I'm off to pastures new although I'm not quite sure which pastures yet so any leads, contacts or connections will be very gratefully received."
The wider corporate National Express Group, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange, recently rebranded to Mobico although its consumer-facing names remain unchanged.
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It runs bus, coach and rail services across the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ, Europe, North America and Africa but retains a global headquarters in Digbeth.
In March, around 3,000 drivers on the National Express West Midlands before accepting a new pay offer.
on some services across Birmingham and the wider West Midlands and yesterday Mobico announced its half-year financial results for the six months to June 30, 2023.
The fiscal report showed that revenue had climbed from £1.32 billion to £1.57 billion but a 2022 pre-tax profit of £20.5 million had fallen to a loss of £23.4 million in 2023.