NATHAN Stanislawski has been appointed operations manager at Stagecoach North East's Teesside bus depot in Stockton, responsible for office staff, 170 drivers and a fleet of 76 buses which operate across the Tees Valley.

He joined the company as a driver in 2006 and worked his way through the ranks. He was previously operations manager for Stagecoach in Ardrossan, West Scotland, where he managed 115 employees. During his time he joined the Stagecoach team at the London Olympics and also worked at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

He succeeds Abbey Pettigrew who has left Stockton to be manager for Oxford Tube.