The Road Safety Foundation has appointed Kate Fuller to the newly created role of road safety engineering director.

Kate Fuller, road safety engineering director, Road Safety Foundation

Fuller joins from TRL where she was future mobility and sustainable transport portfolio leader.  Prior to this, she spent 14 years in three different local authorities, including one of the Berkshire Unitaries where she was responsible for traffic management and road safety including managing programmes of work for casualty reduction in the Local Safety Scheme Programme, Safer Routes to Schools, and overseeing the Education, Training and Publicity programme.

Dr Suzy Charman, executive director of the Road Safety Foundation, said: “Kate brings with her extensive project and programme management experience in both public and private sectors, and has led major projects for Government clients in the UK, Europe and the Middle East. She also has a firm grip on the complexities of future and sustainable mobility, connected and autonomous vehicles, and Mobility as a Service.

“This is an exciting time for the Foundation with ongoing projects on the safety rating of the Major Road Network and on the Highways England Network, star-rating built into the design stage, plus numerous other developments in the pipeline in support of vulnerable road users.”