People news – Page 16
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NewsLead role for Boswell
Hitachi Rail Europe Chairman Alistair Dormer has announced the appointment of Karen Boswell (photo) as Managing Director with effect from June 1. Formerly Managing Director of UK passenger operator East Coast, she succeeds Keith Jordan who is to take up an international role where he will be involved in the ...
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NewsMichael Finger
Supercapacitor and battery supplier Maxwell Technologies has named Michael Finger as Senior Vice-President of Global Sales.
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NewsSuzanne Tarplee
London-based legal practice Stephenson Harwood has seconded partner Suzanne Tarplee to high speed delivery company HS2 Ltd where she will serve as interim General Counsel and Company Secretary.
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NewsSherrye Hutcherson
Sherrye Hutcherson joined US Class I Union Pacific from Omaha Public Power District on May 4; she becomes UP’s Vice-President for Human Resources.
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NewsSteve Creighton
Siemens’ UK rail automation business has named Steve Creighton as Delivery Director, Central East. He will have responsibility for a number of signalling projects in eastern England.
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NewsLucky moves on
The Chief Executive of Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa Lucky Montana has revealed that he will not seek to renew his contract with the operator when it ends in March 2016. Speaking to local media, Montana said that his decision to leave PRASA was partly a result of health ...
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NewsOliver Kraft
House of Logistics & Mobility Managing Director and former DB Netz CEO Oliver Kraft has joined Voestalpine BWG as CEO.
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NewsManuela Hutter Chalmers
Manuela Hutter Chalmers has been named Head of Finance & HR at Swiss railway Südostbahn.
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NewsJim Squires
Current Norfolk Southern President Jim Squires will succeed Wick Moorman as CEO on June 1. Squires will continue as President, while Moorman is to retain his duties as Executive Chairman of the board.
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NewsJavid Gurbanov
Javid Gurbanov has been appointed Chairman of Azerbaijan Railways. He succeeds Arif Asgarov, who has become Deputy Minister of Transport.
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NewsGE names President
GE Transportation has appointed Thomas Konditi to head its Sub-Saharan Africa business as President & CEO. Having joined GE in 1994 he was most recently Chief Financial Officer of GE Africa, with responsibility for an operation spanning 25 countries. Konditi succeeds Tim Schweikert, who is moving to head up GE’s ...
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NewsMTR Corp selects CEO
MTR Corp has announced the appointment of Lincoln Leong as CEO for a three-year term. Having joined the company as Finance Director in 2002, Leong moved up through the ranks and has been serving as Acting CEO since Jay Walder’s departure last July.
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NewsMike Lowenger
The Railway Association of Canada has created a new position of Chief Safety Culture Officer, appointing its Vice-President of Operations & Regulatory Affairs, Mike Lowenger, to the role.
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NewsDr Ben Möbius
Dr Ben Möbius, currently at lobbying group BDI, is to succeed Dr Ronald Pörner as head of the German railway industry association VDB on July 1.
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NewsAjay Shukla
The Indian Railway Board has appointed Ajay Shukla as Member, Traffic; he also retains his current post as Additional Member (Commercial).
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NewsMiroslav Fukan
Miroslav Fukan, Executive Director of OLTIS Group, has joined the UNIFE Presiding Board, currently chaired by Bombardier Transportation President Lutz Bertling.
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NewsAlhaji Bamanga Tukur
President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed Alhaji Bamanga Tukur as Chairman of Nigerian Railway Corp. Until recently, Tukur served as National Chairman of the ruling People’s Democratic Party.
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NewsLong-standing Bombardier chief retires
Laurent Beaudoin has retired as Chairman of Bombardier Inc after more than half a century at the helm, although he will stay on as Chairman Emeritus. He is succeeded by Alain Bellemare, whose has enjoyed an 18-year career at United Technologies, most recently as President & CEO of UTC Propulsion ...