About Driving for Better Business
Driving for Better Business is a free to access National Highways programme, delivered in partnership with RoadSafe, to help employers in the private and public sectors reduce work-related road risk, protecting staff who drive or ride for work, and others who they may share the road with.
Our mission is to improve safety and reduce risk for all those who drive or ride for work, by promoting good management practice and demonstrating the significant business benefits.
Meet the Experts – Work Related Road Risk
Our experts are available for your events, podcasts and webinars as speakers, panel contributors or as moderators. Our content works well for larger audiences of 100 or more where the attendees have an interest in employee safety at work, and would benefit from understanding more about reducing work related road risk in their organisations.
If this sounds suitable for your event, we have a number of presentations on work related road risk and driver wellbeing that can be adapted to your audience.
Our Speakers & Contributors
Mark Cartwright – Head of Commercial Vehicle Incident Prevention at National Highways
A high-profile industry thought leader with over 30 year’s experience in the transport sector and an in-depth knowledge of the transport industry from both an operational and policy point of view. Mark was the creator of the FTA Van Excellence initiative in 2011 which is now widely regarded by both government and operators as the leading voice of the light commercial vehicle sector.
Mark is an effective communicator and accomplished public speaker with vast experience of chairing conferences and governance groups. He has also hosted the recent series of ‘Driving Change – it’s personal’ events at The National Space Centre.
Simon Turner MARRM MAFP – Engagement Manager, Driving for Better Business
Simon is a strategic communications specialist with 20 years’ experience in the field of work-related road safety. He has managed the National Highways Driving for Better Business engagement programme since 2015. The Driving for Better Business programme focuses on the safety and wellbeing of those who drive for work, the performance of those who manage them, and the impact their activities have on the environment.
Simon is also Chairman of the Trustees at the Association for Road Risk Management and sits on the judging panel for the Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards.
Anne-Marie Penny DipASM MARRM – Senior Road Safety Policy Adviser, National Highways
Anne-Marie has worked in road safety since 2003. She was involved in a life-threatening motorbike crash in 1995 and her passion to reduce road crash casualties and the physical and mental trauma that results, stems from this experience. She holds an HND in Accident and Safety Management which covered, amongst other things, road safety approaches to education, engineering, and enforcement, advertising and marketing, crash analysis, and collision investigation.
She has received Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards for the Save 478 Lives casualty reduction programme and the Driving Business – Safely partnership initiative, both in Kent County Council, and for the Driving for Better Business Programme in National Highways. In 2022 she received the Kevin Storey Award for outstanding contribution to Road Safety.
Working for National Highways since 2017, Anne-Marie leads the Driving for Better Business Programme aimed at working with employers to raise the standard of work-related road risk management.
Richard Frost – Road Safety Advisor, National Highways
Rich is a retired police officer with over 20 years of service, specialising in road safety and road crime. He has extensive experience in road safety training and education, and currently manages several projects for National Highways, including Operation Tramline.
Rich’s passion for road safety drives him to educate communities and influence positive changes. His relaxed and relatable speaking style resonates with diverse groups, making him a sought-after public speaker for events focused on road safety.
Jim Magner FCILT, MARRM – Programme Development Manager, National Highways
Jim has held a number of senior roles within the Freight Transport Association, now known as Logistics UK, for over 30 years, prior to joining the Driving for Better Business Programme. He has held both private and public sector roles.
He was at Nottinghamshire County Council as a Technical officer in the Highways & Transportation team and his role at Driving for Better Business is to develop links with the business sector.
Jim is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and a member of the Association of Road Risk Management.
Sharon Mitchell – Programme Development Manager, National Highways
Sharon has worked in the Logistics industry for over 30 years – initially in operational roles managing large vehicle and driver fleets, moving on to championing compliance and safety through auditing and advisory roles. She has managed a consultancy and auditing department for a large trade association, raising awareness and supporting operators to remain safe and compliant, while ensuring road safety and the safety and welfare of drivers.
Sharon has supported the Commercial Vehicle Incident Prevention Team in National Highways to create the successful Van Driver Toolkit, and now works to raise awareness of the Driving for Better Business Programme and engagement across the business sector.
Mike Higgins BEng(Hons) MILT – Assistant Project Manager CVIP, National Highways
Mike has worked at National Highways for almost 20 years, originally in an operational role in our traffic officer service before moving into road safety project delivery in 2015 with a focus on commercial vehicles.
Mike leads on projects relating to Euro NCAP, tyre safety, driver fatigue and analysis of fatal collisions in relation to at-work drivers as well as organising our annual work-related road risk conference.
Nigel Holmes – Programme Development Manager, National Highways
Nigel has held several roles within the Freight Transport Association – now known as Logistics UK – including Head of Membership Relations and Key Account Manager managing a number of top 100 Members.
He joins Driving for Better Business to help broaden contact with the business sector. Nigel is a keen advocate of road safety and Information technology.
Contact Us
If you would like to request a speaker for your event, or a guest expert for your podcast or webinar, please get in touch with details of your requirements.