People news – Page 10
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NewsDavid Brown
David Brown is to become Managing Director of Arriva Rail North in September. Currently CEO of regional agency Transport for the North, he will succeed Alan Chaplin, who has been Acting MD of the Northern franchise since the departure of Alex Hynes.
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NewsSally Librera
New York MTA has appointed Sally Librera as Vice-President and Chief Officer of Staten Island Railway, succeeding Douglas Connett.
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NewsCarolyn Griffiths
Carolyn Griffiths has been elected as President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers for 2017-18. The founding Chief Inspector of the UK’s Rail Accident Investigation Branch and currently a Non-Executive Director of Irish Rail, she succeeds Jon Hilton.
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NewsJeffrey Rosen
The US Senate has confirmed lawyer and former Amtrak board member Jeffrey Rosen as Deputy Secretary at the federal Department of Transportation.
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NewsCéline Sibert
SNCF has appointed Céline Sibert as Security Director, succeeding Christian Lambert, while Henriette Chaubon replaces Bernard Cieutat as Mediator.
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NewsAurizon restructuring
Joining from Alinta Energy, Michael Riches takes over as Group Executive, Network, at Australian freight operator Aurizon with effect from July 1. He succeeds Alex Kummant who is stepping down after five years with the company. The change comes with the implementation of a new management structure announced by Managing ...
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NewsAirline veteran Richard Anderson to head Amtrak
USA: National passenger operator Amtrak named Richard Anderson as its next President & Chief Executive on June 26. The former CEO of Delta and Northwest Airlines will take up the post on July 12, acting as co-CEO with incumbent Wick Moorman until December 31. Moorman had joined Amtrak in September ...
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NewsOscar Vazquez
Oscar Vazquez has been named Country Managing Director for Bombardier Transportation in Spain. Retaining his role as Project Portfolio Head for Continental Europe & Metro Applications, he replaces Álvaro Rengifo who will continue in an advisory role.
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NewsDr Joaquin Arambula
Dr Joaquin Arambula has been appointed to the California High-Speed Rail Authority Board of Directors as an ex-officio member, while CEO Jeff Morales stepped down on June 2.
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NewsPatrick Jeantet
SNCF Réseau President Patrick Jeantet has been elected as President of French railway industry association Fer de France, succeeding Egis Group President Nicolas Jachiet.
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NewsFrançoise Bertrand
Canadian Minister of Transport Marc Garneau has appointed Françoise Bertrand as Chair of the Board of Directors at VIA Rail Canada for a five-year term.
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NewsUlrich Bouly
International high speed operator Thalys has appointed former Captrain Belgium Managing Director Ulrich Bouly as Chief Operations Officer, while Bruno Dierickx becomes Chief Marketing & Commercial Officer.
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NewsFrom RATP to minister
RATP President Elisabeth Borne has been appointed as Transport Minister in the new French government formed by President Emmanuel Macron. Replacing Alain Vidalies, she will be part of the Environment ministry headed by ecologist Nicolas Hulot. Borne succeeded Pierre Mongin at RATP in 2015, after serving in the cabinet of ...
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NewsDavid Tonkin
Former Atkins CEO David Tonkin has succeeded Siemens Mobility UK Managing Director Gordon Wakeford as Chairman of the UK’s Railway Industry Association.
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NewsDavid Knowles
David Knowles becomes Managing Director of Swedish freight operator Hector Rail. Formerly Chief Operating Officer at GB Railfreight, he remains on the GBRf board as a Non-Executive Director.
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NewsBernadette Kelly
Bernadette Kelly has been appointed Permanent Secretary at the UK’s Department for Transport. Formerly Director General, Rail Group, at DfT, she succeeds Philip Rutnam who is now Permanent Secretary at the Home Office.
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NewsRenato Gallo
Renato Gallo was confirmed as Chief Financial Officer of Ansaldo STS on March 28; he had previously served as Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice-President, Management & Statutory Reporting.
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NewsSaeed Mohammadzadeh
Dr Saeed Mohammadzadeh has replaced Mohsen Pourseyed Aghaei as President of Iranian national railway holding group RAI. He also serves as Vice-Minister for Road & Urban Development and as a Professor at the Railways Faculty of the national Science & Industry University in Tehran.
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NewsEglė Radvilė
Lithuanian national railway LG has appointed Eglė Radvilė to head up its IT Centre, while Linas Baužys becomes Deputy General Director.