People news – Page 24
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NewsDimitris Sophocleous
Dimitris Sophocleous has been appointed General Manager of Romanian infrastructure manager CFR SA, succeeding Cristian Ghibu.
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NewsClare Moriarty
Clare Moriarty has taken over as Director General, Rail, at the UK’s Department of Transport with effect from January 7, as part of an internal restructuring following the InterCity West Coast refranchising problems. Formerly Director General, Corporate, she served as Acting Permanent Secretary at DfT pending the appointment of Philip ...
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NewsDragoljub Simonovic
Dragoljub Simonovic, a former member of the Serbian Parliament’s Transport & Communications Board, has been named Director General of Serbian Railways. Svetozar Capin and Predrag Jankovic have become Executive Directors, replacing Milovan Markovic and Zoran Masal.
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NewsADIF changes President
On January 22 Gonzalo Ferre Moltó took up the post of President of Spanish national infrastructure manager ADIF. Formerly Secretary General for Infrastructure at the Ministry of Development, he succeeds Enrique Verdeguer who has stood down for personal reasons.
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NewsBill Shuster
Bill Shuster has been selected by the House Republican Conference as Chairman of the US Congressional Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, succeeding John Mica.
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NewsMichael O’Higgins
Michael O’Higgins has been appointed a Non-Executive Director on the Network Rail board. The former Audit Commission Chairman and current Chairman of The Pensions Regulator was selected to bring a stronger focus on ‘serving the public interest’. The UK infrastructure manager has also named Jonathan Crick as Commercial Director, Retail.
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NewsOliver Feicks
Oliver Feicks has joined GHH-Valdunes as Managing Director & Chief Sales Officer. He was formerly Managing Director of Alpha Trains.
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NewsGerardo Ruiz Esparza
Gerardo Ruiz Esparza has been appointed Mexico’s Secretary of Communications & Transport.
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NewsJean-Marc Janaillac
Jean-Marc Janaillac has been named President & CEO of Veolia Transdev and has also replaced Jérôme Gallot on the Executive Committee of major shareholder Caisse des Dépôts. Jérôme Nanty becomes Secretary General, succeeding Olivier Grunberg who is transferring to Veolia Environnement.
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NewsGeorge to head Interfleet
Richard George is to take over as Managing Director of Interfleet Technology at the end of February, with the retirement of David Rollin after almost 20 years in the post. Having been appointed MD in 1994, Rollin led the management buy-out of the former British Rail business unit in 1996 ...
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NewsEIM elects Malm
EIM, the association of European Rail Infrastructure Managers, has elected Gunnar Malm as its President for a two-year term. The Director General of Swedish transport administrator Trafikverket succeeds former Réseau Ferré de France President Hubert du Mesnil.Three vice-presidents were also elected at EIM’s General Assembly on November 23: Paul Plummer, ...
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Michael Odenwald
Michael Odenwald has been appointed Secretary of State in Germany’s Federal Ministry of Transport, succeeding Prof Klaus-Dieter Scheurle.
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Alistair Dormer
Alistair Dormer has succeeded Chiaki Ueda as Executive Chairman and CEO of Hitachi Rail Europe, while Hirofumi Ojima has become Chief Strategy Officer. Russell Hargrave has been appointed Head of Maintenance, reporting to the new Senior Vice-President & Head of Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Andy Barr.
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Rod Diridon
Rod Diridon, Executive Director of the Mineta Transportation Institute, has been appointed Chairman of the US High Speed Rail Association’s Advisory Board.
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Jacques Rapoport
Jacques Rapoport has been named President of RFF, subject to approval by the Board. The former La Poste CEO will play a key role in bringing RFF and SNCF Infra together as a united infrastructure manager. Jacques Auxiette has been tasked with looking into how the regions should be represented ...
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Pierre Blayau
Pierre Blayau, CEO of SNCF Geodis, has been appointed Chairman of Geodis while Marie-Christine Lombard, formerly CEO of TNT, succeeds Jean-Louis Demeulenaere as CEO. At SNCF Geodis-owned wagon leasing firm Ermewa, Olivier Ghesquière has succeeded Joseph Kuttel as CEO.
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SRT Governor selected
Thailand's government has approved the appointment of Prapat Chongsanguan as Governor of the state railway. The former chief of Bangkok’s MRTA, who succeeded Acting Governor Viroj Treamphongpun on November 12, has announced plans to boost staff morale, improve the condition of the railways and reduce debt within two and a ...
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Antonio Aguilar Mediavilla
Antonio Aguilar Mediavilla has been appointed President of metre-gauge operator FEVE by Spanish Transport Minister Ana Pastor; he replaces Marcelino Oreja Arburúa.
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Carlos Alberto Gómez
Carlos Alberto Gómez has been appointed President of Tren Patagónico SA, the passenger operator owned by the province of Río Negro in Argentina. He succeeds Fernando Vaca Narvaja, now Minister of Works & Public Services in the provincial government.