All People articles – Page 17
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NewsCramer heads Transport & Tourism Committee
German Green MEP Michael Cramer was elected as Chairman of the Transport & Tourism Committee of the new European Parliament on July 7. Dominique Riquet of France remains Vice-Chairman, being joined in this role by Dieter-Lebrecht Koch of Germany, Tomasz Piotr Poreba from Poland and István Ujhelyi from Hungary.
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NewsTim O’Neill
Tim O’Neill has been appointed CEO of Systra Ltd, the UK & Ireland business of the French consultancy group. Formerly Managing Director of the Rail Communication Systems business at WS Atkins plc, he succeeds Pierre Odent.
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NewsGustavo Bambini
Gustavo Bambini, MRS Logística’s Institutional Relationship Director, has taken over as Chief Executive of Brazilian railway operators association ANTF on a temporary basis following the resignation of Rodrigo Vilaça.
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NewsPhilip Hoare
Philip Hoare has been appointed Managing Director of the UK Rail business at WS Atkins plc. Formerly Managing Director of the UK Highways & Transportation business, he succeeds Douglas McCormick who is now International Rail Director.
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NewsLynne Brown
In his new cabinet of 35 ministers, South African President Jacob Zuma has appointed Lynne Brown, a former premier of the Western Cape province, to head the Public Enterprises portfolio, with a remit including the freight railways and harbours parastatal Transnet.
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NewsD V Sadananda Gowda
D V Sadananda Gowda has been named Minister of Railways in the new Indian government. Manoj Sinha becomes Minister of State for Railways.
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NewsElia takes charge as FS reports successful year
Italy: RFI Chief Executive Michele Mario Elia has been nominated as the next Chief Executive of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, in succession to Mauro Moretti who was named head of the Finmeccanica group in April (RG 5.14 p68). The appointment was announced at the FS Group annual shareholders meeting in ...
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NewsSimon Wright
Simon Wright has joined Crossrail Ltd as Programme Director; construction of the high-capacity east-west line under London is now more than halfway to completion.
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NewsAndreas Evertz
Andreas Evertz took over last month as Managing Director of vehicle weighing technology supplier Schenck Process Group. He succeeds Dr Jochen Weyrauch, who has led the business since 2003.
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NewsAniruddh Kumar
Indian rolling stock manufacturer BEML, a subsidiary of the Defence Ministry, has appointed Aniruddh Kumar as Director of its Rail & Metro activities.
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NewsAndy Harrison
Andy Harrison has joined Network Rail Consulting as Director of Signalling & Control Systems. A Fellow of the Institution of Railway Signal Engineers, he has previously worked for Invensys Rail, Ansaldo STS and Praxis Critical Systems.
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NewsHarrison to stay at CP
E Hunter Harrison is to extend his term as Chief Executive at Canadian Pacific after agreeing an extension to his contract to June 2017, the company announced on May 7. Harrison had been appointed in June 2012 on a four-year contract to oversee the turnaround of the railway, and the ...
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NewsXRL delay triggers MTR departures
News that completion of the Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou – Shenzhen – Kowloon Express Rail Link is to be delayed by at least two years has prompted the departure of two senior officials from MTR Corp.The company confirmed on April 28 that Projects Director TC Chew would be ...
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NewsElia takes charge as FS reports successful year
ITALY: RFI Chief Executive Michele Mario Elia has been nominated as the next Chief Executive of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, in succession to Mauro Moretti who was named head of the Finmeccanica group in April. The appointment was announced at the FS Group annual shareholders meeting in Roma on May ...
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NewsStéphane Rambaud-Measson
Stéphane Rambaud-Measson has been appointed Group Executive Vice-President at Faiveley Transport.
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NewsJack Stephens
Jack Stephens has taken up a one-year contract as Executive Director of the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority. Deputy Executive Director since 2003, he was named Interim Executive Director in February, following the departure of Joseph Giulietti who has become President of New York commuter rail operator Metro-North (RG 2.14 ...
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NewsAtanas Maina
Atanas Maina has been named Managing Director of Kenya Railways. He replaces Nduva Muli, who was appointed Principal Secretary for Transport in the Ministry of Transport & Infrastructure last year.
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NewsTEN-T co-ordinators named
The European Commission has named the 11 co-ordinators who will assist with implementing the revised TEN-T programme, which now focuses on nine trans-European transport corridors (RG 11.13 p8). Each route has a dedicated co-ordinator, and there are separate co-ordinators for ERTMS and the Motorways of the Sea. Existing ERTMS ...
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NewsVeronique Hakim
Veronique Hakim has been selected to succeed James Weinstein as Executive Director of NJ Transit. Weinstein stood down on March 2 following criticism of the commuter rail operator’s readiness for February’s Super Bowl American football match, and its preparations for Superstorm Sandy in 2012.