DRURY OSMake the future feel obvious

Independent judgement for complex decisions

Helping organisations
navigate complexity
with confidence.

Independent advice for leaders, boards and teams, grounded in decades of practical experience.

Mal Drury-Rose FCIROFounding Director

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A stylised architectural illustration inspired by Birmingham’s Bullring, formed from complete interlocking navy and gold jigsaw pieces with a rose-coloured piece integrated into its curved façade.
Bringing the pieces together.Birmingham Bullring · Reimagined

Four strengths you can draw on.

Focused on the decisions, people and relationships that matter to you.

01

Leadership

Independent advice and a trusted sounding board for leaders facing difficult decisions.

02

Organisations

Helping organisations navigate complexity, strengthen governance and turn strategy into practical results.

03

People

Drawing on extensive leadership experience to help organisations build motivated, trusted and effective teams.

04

Partnerships

Building trusted relationships around a shared purpose, helping people and organisations achieve more together.

Grounded in experience

Advice shaped by
having done the work.

“I bring the experience.
You own the decision.”

Mal Drury-Rose FCIRO

Drury | OS draws on decades of senior leadership across the public and private sectors, with extensive experience in rail operations, local government, devolution and infrastructure delivery. This combines strategic judgement with a practical understanding of people, partnerships and delivery.

Mal’s experience spans rail operators, Welsh Government, Transport for Wales, Liverpool City Region and the West Midlands. It brings an understanding of how decisions play out in practice—across organisations, political settings and the communities they serve.

Most recently, as Executive Director of West Midlands Rail Executive (WMRE), Mal led the sponsorship team for new stations, coordinating land acquisition and work across teams, and collaborating with rail operators to bring the associated train services into operation.

Clients work directly with Mal, with advice shaped around their circumstances and the decisions they face.

Mal is a Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Railway Operators (FCIRO) ↗.

Selected public contributions
Mal Drury-Rose speaking at a House of Commons Transport Committee evidence session
Giving evidence to the House of Commons Transport Committee.Source: UK Parliament broadcast · Parliamentary copyright
Transport Committee: rail investment pipelines July 2025 ↗Transport Committee: Railways Bill and devolution December 2025 ↗

Perspective

Thought for the Week

“Make the future feel obvious.”

Clarity doesn’t mean having every answer. It means understanding what matters, seeing the choices and helping people take the next step with confidence.

In conversation

Events and conversations

· Birmingham

Politics in Rail

Mal joins the Young Rail Professionals West Midlands Question Time panel to discuss how politics, policy and regional decision-making shape the future of rail.

Arcadis, 103 Colmore Row
Arrivals from 17:00 · Panel 17:30–19:00

Event details with YRP ↗

Start a conversation

A decision to make?
Let’s talk it through.

If you would value an independent perspective, get in touch to explore how Drury | OS could help.

Email Mal