All People articles – Page 18
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NewsAntonín Prachar
Antonín Prachar has been appointed Minister for Transport in the Czech Republic’s new coalition government.
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NewsTim Jackson
RATP Dev has appointed Tim Jackson as head of its new British Isles business unit, responsible for activities in the UK and Ireland which include operation and maintenance of Manchester Metrolink. A former Director of Angel Trains International, since 2010 he has been founder and managing partner of Steel Fleet ...
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NewsYehuda Bar-On
Yehuda Bar-On has succeeded Moshe Ben-Alon as General Manager of NTA, the company responsible for constructing a mass transit system in Tel Aviv.
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NewsHans Schabert
Hans Schabert, a former Group President of Siemens Transportation Systems, has been appointed CEO of Vossloh AG. He took up the post on April 1, following the resignations of former CEO Werner Andree and Chief Operating Officer Norbert Schiedeck. Volker Schenk and Oliver Schuster have also been named as Executive ...
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JR Central names Chairman
JAPAN: JR Central has announced that its current President Yoshiomi Yamada (left) is to become Chairman of the company with effect from April 1. He will succeed Yoshiyuki Kasai (centre), who becomes Chairman Emeritus, and will in turn be replaced as President by the railway’s current Executive ...
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NewsLinda Bohlinger
A former Executive Director at commuter rail agency Tri-Rail, Linda Bohlinger has joined Parsons Brinckerhoff’s Los Angeles office as Principal Consultant.
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NewsJoanna Whittington
The UK’s Office of Rail Regulation has named Joanna Whittington as Director of Railway Markets & Economics; she joins from utilities regulator Ofgem.
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NewsFritz Rössig
Fritz Rössig (left) has joined greater Braunschweig public transport authority ZGB as Director of Transport Services, a role he takes over from Managing Director Hennig Brandes (right). Rössig’s main task will be to oversee the tendering and enhancement of the Diesel-Netz Niedersachsen Süd Ost regional rail network.
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NewsCarsten Hinne
Previously responsible for logistics and intermodal traffic at DB Schenker Rail UK, Carsten Hinne took over as head of the freight operator’s European chemicals business on January 1.
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NewsJoseph Giulietti
With effect from February 1, Joseph Giulietti replaces Howard Permut as President of US commuter railroad Metro-North. Giulietti was previously Executive Director of South Florida Regional Transportation Authority.
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NewsKirby to lead HS2 construction
Network Rail’s Managing Director, Infrastructure Projects, Simon Kirby is to join UK high speed rail promoter HS2 Ltd in June as the project edges closer towards the delivery phase.Kirby will join HS2 Ltd in June before taking over as Chief Executive, Construction, in September. Reporting to Kirby, current CEO Alison ...
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NewsClaude Solard
Claude Solard has been appointed Deputy Director General, Equipment, at SNCF and has also joined the Executive Committee.
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NewsNeil Walker
Neil Walker has joined MTR Corp from Bombardier Transportation as European Business Development Executive; he reports to CEO, European Business, Jeremy Long.
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NewsRadim Novak
Radim Novak, formerly Chief Executive of Veolia Transport Central Europe, has been appointed Managing Director of Arriva’s Central & Eastern European region.
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NewsBart Demosky
Bart Demosky has been appointed Executive Vice-President & Chief Financial Officer of Canadian Pacific, succeeding Brian Grassby.
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NewsBienkowska heads ministry
Poland's Minister for Regional Development Elzbieta Bienkowska has been appointed to head up the Transport and Regional Development ministries, which have been combined following the resignation of former Transport Minister Slawomir Nowak in November.Zbigniew Rynasiewicz and Adam Zdzieblo have been appointed Secretaries of State for road and rail respectively.
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NewsCarl Ice
Carl Ice becomes President & CEO of BNSF Railway on January 1, taking over the Chief Executive’s role from Chairman & CEO Matthew Rose who becomes Executive Chairman. Ice was previously President & Chief Operating Officer at BNSF, having been named President in 1995 after managing the merger of Burlington ...
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NewsPere Calvet
Pere Calvet, Director General of Spanish operator FGC, has been named President of UITP’s Metro Assembly.
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NewsChris Fenton
Chris Fenton, formerly Director of Marketing & Strategy at Amey, will succeed Len Porter as Chief Executive of the UK’s Rail Safety & Standards Board on January 6.
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NewsFrank Gropengiesser
Dr Frank Gropengiesser is to succeed Dr Norbert Klapper as CEO of Voith Turbo’s Rail Division and a member of its management board on November 1; he joins from Knorr-Bremse, where he is currently CEO of the European Rail Business Unit.