NORTHERN has appointed Matthew Moxon as its new head of talent acquisition.

Mr Moxon, from Boston Spa in West Yorkshire, joins the train operator from Legal & General where he has been part of the HR leadership team since 2019.

In this newly-created role, he will be responsible for recruitment, employee value proposition, re-invigorating the early careers proposition and the overall candidate experience.

Northern has 7,000 employees based across the North of England, including drivers, conductors, engineers, customer service and support staff.

Mr Moxon, who takes up his new role at the rail operator on Monday, September 4, 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.”

He studied at The International School of Geneva and The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.