Mark Swindell
Mark founded Rock Rail in 2014, having established sister company Rock Infrastructure in 2011, following a highly successful career in law at Clifford Chance (10 years) and DLA Piper (18 years). Mark has over 35 years of experience working in the City of London, New York and Europe. For the last 28 years, he has […]
Matthew Allen
Matthew has over 18 years of experience of the infrastructure sector. Since joining Rock in 2011, Matthew has played a leading role in the negotiation of the commercial aspects of all of Rock’s fleet. He also played a lead role in the procurement and delivery of the Mersey Gateway Bridge PPP, which successfully opened in […]
Mike Kean
Mike joined the business in December 2018 in the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer heading up Rock Rail’s expanding asset management operations. Most recently he has taken up the role of Chief Originations Officer responsible for new rolling stock and rail infrastructure opportunities and fleet delivery across all markets. With over 10 years […]
Nick Watson
Nick joined Rock in January 2017. He brings over twenty-five years of experience in the railway industry in both the UK and mainland Europe, with a particular focus on the rolling stock market. Since the beginning of 2019 Nick has played a leading role in the development of Rock’s business in mainland Europe. Working with […]
Trevor Sturmy
Trevor joined Rock in December 2016. He is a partner in Rock’s origination team and has over 20 years of experience in the European infrastructure market working across the transport, social infrastructure, power and renewables and communications sectors. Before joining Rock, he worked at major financing institutions, including Deutsche Bank, CIT Bank and, most recently, […]
Tyler Perks
Tyler joined Rock Rail in June 2025 as an Assistant Accountant. He holds a degree in finance and management and has previous experience in retail banking and commercial management. At Rock Rail, Tyler supports both German and UK rail projects, while also studying towards his CIMA qualification.