Leadership
Independent advice and a trusted sounding board for leaders facing difficult decisions.
DRURY OSMake the future feel obvious
Independent judgement for complex decisions
Independent advice for leaders, boards and teams, grounded in decades of practical experience.
Mal Drury-Rose FCIROFounding Director
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Focused on the decisions, people and relationships that matter to you.
Independent advice and a trusted sounding board for leaders facing difficult decisions.
Helping organisations navigate complexity, strengthen governance and turn strategy into practical results.
Drawing on extensive leadership experience to help organisations build motivated, trusted and effective teams.
Building trusted relationships around a shared purpose, helping people and organisations achieve more together.
Grounded in experience
“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) ↗.

Perspective
“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
· Birmingham
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
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If you would value an independent perspective, get in touch to explore how Drury | OS could help.
Email Mal mal@druryos.co.uk