Matthew Moxon, from Boston Spa in West Yorkshire, has been appointed Northern‘s new ‘Head of Talent Acquisition’. The brand new position will involve:

• Responsibility for recruitment
• Employee value proposition
• Re-invigoration of the early careers proposition
• General candidate experience

Matthew is an ideal fit for the position and moves from the Legal & General HR leadership team where he has worked since 2019 with experience across several sectors prior to this not to mention studying at both The International School of Geneva and The Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts.

The rail operator has an impressive 7,000 employees throughout the North of the country covering positions such as drivers, conductors, engineers, customer services and support staff who work to keep train services for the country’s second-largest rail operator on the move for customers each day.

Matthew will take on his new position from Monday the 4th of September.

Lisa Leighton, People Director at Northern, said:

“Matthew brings with him a wealth of experience from multiple sectors, including engineering, construction, logistics and other support functions.”

“He has an impressive track record in employee mentoring and coaching as well as developing a high-performance culture and we’re thrilled to add him to Northern’s first-class HR team.”

Matthew said:

“I am delighted to be joining the team at Northern. I see a wonderful opportunity to build on the great work that has already started and to enhance the talent attraction and on-boarding within the business.”