All People articles – Page 12
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NewsTfL Commissioner named
Mayor of London Boris Johnson and the TfL board have confirmed the appointment of Mike Brown as Commissioner of Transport for London, following an international recruitment and selection process. Formerly Managing Director of London Underground & Rail at TfL, he had been Interim Commissioner since July following the departure of ...
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NewsWilder to head DB Schenker Rail
Jürgen Wilder has been confirmed as Chief Executive of freight operator DB Schenker Rail, with effect from December 1. He was formerly CEO of the High Speed & Commuter Rail Business Unit at Siemens, where — among other projects — he was responsible for construction of the ICx trainsets for ...
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NewsOleg Belozerov
Oleg Belozerov, President & CEO of Russian Railways, has been nominated as UIC Chairman to complete the term started by former RZD President Vladimir Yakunin. His role is to be confirmed at UIC’s General Assembly on December 1, until when Michele Elia will continue as acting Chairman.
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NewsNico Buchholz
Nico Buchholz, formerly of Lufthansa, has joined Bombardier as Senior Vice-President & Chief Procurement Officer.
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NewsPaul Plummer
Paul Plummer, Group Strategy Director of Network Rail, has been appointed Chief Executive of the UK’s Rail Delivery Group and the Association of Train Operating Companies. Plummer will take over from Michael Roberts in November.
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NewsJamie Miller
GE Transportation has named Jamie Miller as President & CEO. She succeeds Russell Stokes, who will lead GE’s Energy Management business.
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NewsKilybai Nurdaulet Igilikuly
Kilybai Nurdaulet Igilikuly has been named Chairman of state railway Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, having served as Managing Director & Chief of Staff since August 2013.
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NewsMohammed Al-Hinai
Mohammed Al-Hinai has been named Chief Corporate Support Services Officer at Oman Rail.
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NewsBernadette Kelly
Bernadette Kelly has succeeded Clare Moriarty as Director General for the Rail Executive at the UK’s Department for Transport.
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NewsBertram Kiswaga
Bertram Kiswaga, Deputy Director at the National Institute of Transport of Tanzania, has been appointed Deputy Managing Director of Tazara, succeeding Saidi Sauko.
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Paul Plummer
Paul Plummer, Group Strategy Director of Network Rail, has been appointed Chief Executive of the UK’s Rail Delivery Group and the Association of Train Operating Companies. Plummer has been one of the two Network Rail members of the RDG since its inception in 2011, and will take up the ...
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Oliver Christian Feicks
Oliver Christian Feicks has been appointed Chairman of the management board of rolling stock energy absorption technology company Axtone with effect from September 1, replacing Marcin Kowalczyk who has decided to step down after 10 years. Feicks was previously Managing Director & Chief Sales Officer at GHH Radsatz International Holding, ...
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NewsRichard Hunter
Richard Hunter has been named Managing Director & Head of Projects for Bombardier UK, replacing interim MD Noel Travers.
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NewsDanny Broad
Danny Broad will take over as CEO of the Australasian Railway Association from October 1. He replaces Bryan Nye who stepped down in April.
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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.