Mark Swindell

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 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 […]

Miguel Parras

Miguel Parras is Partner and Head of Alternative Investments at Rock, where he leads the firm’s strategy across core infrastructure, energy transition and long-term contracted assets. He brings over 20 years of experience in transport and infrastructure, spanning both investment and operational leadership roles. Prior to joining Rock, Miguel services as Group CEO of Go-Ahead […]

Mike Kean

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 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 […]