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Harrison named CP CEO
Following the appointment of Paul Haggis as Chairman, Canadian Pacific has selected Hunter Harrison (photo) as President & CEO. The former head of Canadian National replaces interim CEO Stephen Tobias. Harrison is widely viewed as the preferred choice of William Ackman, whose Pershing Square Capital Management firm owns a 14.2% ...
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Krzysztof Dyl
Krzysztof Dyl has been appointed Chairman of Polish rail regulator UTK. He has held the post in an interim capacity since his predecessor Krzysztof Jaroszynski was dismissed in January.
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Carsten Reinhardt
Carsten Reinhardt has joined the Corporate Board of Management at Voith and has also been named President & CEO of Voith Turbo.
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Erich Forster
Erich Forster, Chief Commercial Officer of Westbahn, has succeeded the Austrian open access operator’s founder Dr Stefan Wehinger as CEO. Wehinger will sell his stake in the company and resign from the board.
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Miguel Penaloza Barrientos
Miguel Penaloza Barrientos has succeeded German Cardona Gutierrez as Colombia’s Minister of Transport.
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Gert Frost
Gert Frost (photo) is to succeed Mogens Jonck as Commercial Director at Danish state railway DSB; Frost will continue as CEO of DSB S-tog until a successor is found. Director of Personnel Lone Lindsby has decided to step down, and will be replaced by CEO Jesper Lok on an interim ...
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Pepy nominates directors
SNCF President Guillaume Pepy has nominated Jean-Pierre Farandou (left) to work closely with him in the newly-created post of Deputy Director General. Voyages-sncf.com Director General Rachel Picard (below) has been appointed Director General, SNCF Gares & Connexions, succeeding Sophie Boissard who is now Deputy Director General, Strategy & Development.
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Michael Clausecker
Michael Clausecker, who became Chairman of Bombardier Transportation’s German business in March, has been elected to succeed Dr Klaus Baur as President of industry association VDB.
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Fernando Arce Argos
Fernando Arce Argos has been appointed Director of Human Resources at Metro de Madrid. Francisco Martínez Davis is Chief Financial Officer and Tobias Zisik is Director of Strategic Planning & Business Development.
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David Bill
David Bill has succeeded Tim Gray as International Development Director at the UK’s Railway Industry Association.
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Martin Schmitz
Martin Schmitz from Vossloh Kiepe will become Technical Managing Director of VDV, the Association of German Transport Undertakings, on September 1.
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Nicole Bricq
Nicole Bricq has been named Minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development & Energy in the new French cabinet. Frédéric Cuvillier is Deputy Minister for Transport & Maritime Affairs.
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Board changes at CP
CANADA: Canadian Pacific has announced several senior appointments following the resignation of six board members, including Chairman John Cleghorn and President & CEO Fred Green. Madeline Paquin (photo) takes over as Acting Chairman and Stephen Tobias, formerly Chief Operations Officer at Norfolk Southern, becomes interim CEO.Also stepping down are Tim ...
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Senior Slovaks named
SLOVAKIA: Newly-appointed Slovak Minister of Transport, Construction & Regional Development Jan Pociatek (RG 5.12 p72) has announced three senior appointments. Stefan Hlinka (photo) returns as Director General of infrastructure manager ZSR, having previously held the post between 2006 and 2010. Vladimir Luptak, who was Hlinka’s successor at ZSR, moves on ...
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Carsten Gerner
Carsten Gerner and Helge Israelsen have been nominated for election to the DSB Board of Directors by Danish Transport Minister Henrik Dam Kristensen.
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Douglas Oakervee
Douglas Oakervee, a former Executive Chairman of Crossrail, has succeeded Sir Brian Briscoe as Chairman of HS2 Ltd, the company set up by the UK government to develop a high speed line between London and the north of England.
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Jakub Karnowski
Jakub Karnowski has been named President & CEO of PKP SA, succeeding Maria Wasiak who held the post on an interim basis following the dismissal of Andrzej Wach in December 2010. Wasiak has now joined the Management Board along with Piotr Cizkowicz.
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Ján Pociatek
Ján Pociatek has been appointed Slovakia’s Minister of Transport, Construction & Regional Development.
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Kari Rajamäki
Kari Rajamäki has replaced Matti Ahde as Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Finnish state railway VR, while Tuija Soanjärvi has joined the Board of Directors. Rauno Hammarberg will succeed Yrj Poutiainen as Security Director on June 1.