People news – Page 17
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NewsBeth Caruso to lead AREMA
Elizabeth S Caruso has been appointed as Executive Director & CEO of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association with effect from September 1. She succeeds Larry Etherton, who has been serving as Interim Executive Director since the retirement of Charles H Emely in 2014. Caruso joined AREMA in 1999 ...
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NewsBelozerov joins RZD as Yakunin stands down
Oleg Belozerov was formally appointed as President & CEO of Russian Railways by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on August 20. Formerly First Deputy Minister of Transport, he succeeeds Vladimir Yakunin, who had announced two days earlier that he planned to enter politics.
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NewsHenrik Falk
Henrik Falk has been named as the next Chief Executive of metro operator Hamburger Hochbahn AG. Formerly Finance & Operations Director for Berlin’s BVG, he will succeed Günter Elste who is due to retire with effect from February 1 2016.
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NewsNeil Robertson
Neil Robertson has been appointed Chief Executive of the UK’s National Skills Academy for Railway Engineering, succeeding Gil Howarth who is re-establishing his former Howarth & Co Consultancy.
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NewsVashishta Johri
Vashishta Johri has taken charge as General Manager of India’s Southern Railway.
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NewsAndrew Reardon
Andrew Reardon has been elected Chairman of Canadian Pacific, while Anthony Melman succeeds him as Chairman of the CP Finance Committee.
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NewsArkady Dvorkovich
Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich has been appointed Chairman of RZD.
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NewsHendy heads to NR
Sir Peter Hendy, who had served as Commissioner of Transport for London since February 2006, took over as Chairman of UK infrastructure manager Network Rail on July 17, replacing Prof Richard Parry-Jones. Former Eurostar Chairman Richard Brown has been appointed as Special Director, and will report directly to Secretary of ...
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NewsRagna Forslund
Legal Director Ragna Forslund has taken over as Acting CEO of Stockholm transport authority SL following the resignation on May 25 of Anders Lindström, who had been convicted of shoplifting in Hong Kong.
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NewsChris Conway
Chris Conway has been appointed Group Chief Executive of Northern Ireland transport operator Translink, succeeding David Strahan on September 7.
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NewsAnne Berner
Anne Berner of Finland’s Centre Party has been named Minister of Transport & Communications, replacing Paula Risikko.
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NewsMorris Cheung
Morris Cheung has taken up the new role of European Business Director at MTR Corp, where he will be responsible for managing the growth of the business in Europe and the Middle East. Daniel Shim succeeds him on an interim basis as Human Resources Director while a permanent replacement is ...
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NewsSenior roles filled at CRRC
Following the official launch of CRRC Corp Ltd with the completion of the merger of rolling stock manufacturers China CNR Corp and CSR Corp, CRRC held its first board meeting on June 1.Former CNR Chairman Cui Dianguo (photo) was elected Chairman of CRRC, while former CSR Chairman Zheng Changhong and ...
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NewsChris Dulake
Crossrail Chief Engineer Chris Dulake has joined HS2 Ltd as Engineering Director, filling the final vacancy on the Phase One Infrastructure Executive.
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NewsAndrew Constance
Andrew Constance has been appointed as Minister of Transport & Infrastructure in the New South Wales state government, succeeding Gladys Berejiklian who has moved to become state Treasurer.
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NewsNS CEO resigns in wake of Qbuzz bidding scandal
NETHERLANDS: Timo Huges resigned as Chief Executive Officer of national passenger operator NS with immediate effect on June 5, after the supervisory board withdrew its confidence as further details emerged about the irregularities in the Qbuzz subsidiary’s bid for the Limburg operating contract. No severance payment will be made. ...
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NewsJorge Bastos
Brazillian President Dilma Rousseff has appointed Jorge Bastos as Director General of national transport agency ANTT.
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NewsElisabeth Borne
Elisabeth Borne has been confirmed as President of Paris transport operator RATP, following her predecessor Pierre Mongin’s move to GDF-Suez.
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NewsWilfredo Rodriguez
Wilfredo Rodriguez has been appointed President of Uruguay's state-owned railway operator AFE in succession to María del Carmen Melo. Luis Rivero becomes Vice-President, Americo Fernandez General Manager and Fernando Valls Secretary.