People news – Page 23
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NewsNeil Walker
Neil Walker has joined MTR Corp from Bombardier Transportation as European Business Development Executive; he reports to CEO, European Business, Jeremy Long.
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NewsRadim Novak
Radim Novak, formerly Chief Executive of Veolia Transport Central Europe, has been appointed Managing Director of Arriva’s Central & Eastern European region.
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NewsBart Demosky
Bart Demosky has been appointed Executive Vice-President & Chief Financial Officer of Canadian Pacific, succeeding Brian Grassby.
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NewsBienkowska heads ministry
Poland's Minister for Regional Development Elzbieta Bienkowska has been appointed to head up the Transport and Regional Development ministries, which have been combined following the resignation of former Transport Minister Slawomir Nowak in November.Zbigniew Rynasiewicz and Adam Zdzieblo have been appointed Secretaries of State for road and rail respectively.
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NewsCarl Ice
Carl Ice becomes President & CEO of BNSF Railway on January 1, taking over the Chief Executive’s role from Chairman & CEO Matthew Rose who becomes Executive Chairman. Ice was previously President & Chief Operating Officer at BNSF, having been named President in 1995 after managing the merger of Burlington ...
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NewsPere Calvet
Pere Calvet, Director General of Spanish operator FGC, has been named President of UITP’s Metro Assembly.
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NewsChris Fenton
Chris Fenton, formerly Director of Marketing & Strategy at Amey, will succeed Len Porter as Chief Executive of the UK’s Rail Safety & Standards Board on January 6.
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NewsFrank Gropengiesser
Dr Frank Gropengiesser is to succeed Dr Norbert Klapper as CEO of Voith Turbo’s Rail Division and a member of its management board on November 1; he joins from Knorr-Bremse, where he is currently CEO of the European Rail Business Unit.
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NewsRussell Stokes
Russell Stokes became President & CEO of GE Transportation on October 1, succeeding Lorenzo Simonelli who moves to GE Oil & Gas.
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NewsMark Carne
Mark Carne has been appointed Chief Executive of UK infrastructure manager Network Rail. Formerly Executive Vice-President, Middle East & North Africa, at Royal Dutch Shell, he is due to join the company on January 6 before replacing Sir David Higgins, who is to become Chairman of HS2 Ltd in succession ...
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NewsCornu heads up SNCB
Former Alcatel President Jozef Cornu has been confirmed as CEO of Belgian national rail operator SNCB. His predecessor, Marc Descheemaecker, left on September 1 to become President of Brussels Airport, and the CEO of SNCB Holding Jannie Haek is also standing down to head the country’s national lottery. Descheemaeker ...
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NewsBill Fullerton
Bill Fullerton has succeeded Larry Kelterborn as President of Interfleet Technology’s North American operation. Kelterborn will stay on in an advisory capacity.
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NewsElizabeth Dipuo Peters
Elizabeth Dipuo Peters has succeeded Dikobe Ben Martins as South Africa’s Minister of Transport.
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NewsIsabelle Balestra
Isabelle Balestra has joined Keolis as General Counsel and Director of Contractual Relations.
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NewsAlex Wishnitzer
Alex Wishnitzer has been appointed Chairman of NTA, the state-owned company in charge of the design and construction of Tel Aviv’s mass transit system.
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NewsKlaus Dieter Rennert
Klaus Dieter Rennert has been appointed Chief Executive for Europe and Corporate Officer of Hitachi Ltd. Continuing in his post of CEO of Hitachi Power Europe, he also becomes Chairman of Hitachi Europe Ltd, succeeding Sir Stephen Gomersall, now Deputy Chairman while continuing as a Director of Hitachi Ltd.
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NewsZelený takes over at CD
Following the appointment of Zdenek Žák as the Czech Republic's Minister of Transport, several personnel changes have been made within senior management at state railway CD and its freight arm CD Cargo.Petr Žaluda, Chairman & General Manager of CD, was dismissed from all his positions on July 30 and replaced ...
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NewsExpert panel gets to work
UIC Director of Passenger & High Speed Rail Ignacio Barrón de Angoiti (photo) is to chair an expert panel of academics and railway professionals set up by Spain's Ministry of Development. Due to report back within six months, the group is to consider areas including regulation, safety and possible improvements.The ...
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NewsFred Maroudas
Fred Maroudas has joined UK rolling stock leasing company Eversholt Rail as Chief Financial Officer, responsible for finance, risk and IT. A former Director of Treasury at Network Rail and latterly Finance Director at Heathrow Airport, he succeeds Simon Purves.
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NewsAlain Picard
Alain Picard has been promoted to Director General of SNCF Geodis, succeeding Pierre Blayau who becomes Chairman of the Supervisory Board of nuclear energy provider Areva and advisor to SNCF President Guillaume Pepy. Mathias Emmerich has taken over Picard's former role as Executive Director, Finance, Purchasing & Information Systems.