# Ian Brown

> Ian Brown is executive Director and Chief Executive Officer at Trainline plc. Trainline on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Trainline plc.

Ian Brown became chief executive of Trainline in September 2026. He was previously chief executive of Flutter UK and Ireland and of ANS, a UK technology services company, and spent six years on the management board of Booking Holdings, where he ran Rentalcars.com and then Booking.com's Trips unit. Earlier he was a senior partner at Oliver Wyman.

## What Ian builds

- [Trainline](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/trainline.md), graded F, 9/100, in Travel & booking. Trainline sells rail and coach travel through its consumer app and website. Its Partner Solutions Global API supports travel sellers, while the in-app Travel Assistant helps passengers with booked journeys and post-sales questions. Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Trainline plc, researched 2026-10-28.

## Works with

- [Mike Hyde](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/mike-hyde/), Chief Technology Officer, Trainline plc
- [Nina de Souza](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/nina-de-souza/), Chief Product Officer, Trainline plc
- [Pete Wood](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/pete-wood/), Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer, Trainline plc

## Questions

### Who is Ian Brown?

Ian Brown became chief executive of Trainline in September 2026. He was previously chief executive of Flutter UK and Ireland and of ANS, a UK technology services company, and spent six years on the management board of Booking Holdings, where he ran Rentalcars.com and then Booking.com's Trips unit. Earlier he was a senior partner at Oliver Wyman.

### What does Trainline.com Limited make?

Anchor Terminal lists Trainline from Trainline.com Limited. Trainline sells rail and coach travel through its consumer app and website. Its Partner Solutions Global API supports travel sellers, while the in-app Travel Assistant helps passengers with booked journeys and post-sales questions.

### How are Ian's tools graded?

Trainline is graded F, 9 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.thetrainline.com/

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