All People articles – Page 19
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NewsRussell Stokes
Russell Stokes became President & CEO of GE Transportation on October 1, succeeding Lorenzo Simonelli who moves to GE Oil & Gas.
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NewsMark Carne
Mark Carne has been appointed Chief Executive of UK infrastructure manager Network Rail. Formerly Executive Vice-President, Middle East & North Africa, at Royal Dutch Shell, he is due to join the company on January 6 before replacing Sir David Higgins, who is to become Chairman of HS2 Ltd in succession ...
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NewsCornu heads up SNCB
Former Alcatel President Jozef Cornu has been confirmed as CEO of Belgian national rail operator SNCB. His predecessor, Marc Descheemaecker, left on September 1 to become President of Brussels Airport, and the CEO of SNCB Holding Jannie Haek is also standing down to head the country’s national lottery. Descheemaeker ...
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NewsBill Fullerton
Bill Fullerton has succeeded Larry Kelterborn as President of Interfleet Technology’s North American operation. Kelterborn will stay on in an advisory capacity.
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NewsElizabeth Dipuo Peters
Elizabeth Dipuo Peters has succeeded Dikobe Ben Martins as South Africa’s Minister of Transport.
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NewsIsabelle Balestra
Isabelle Balestra has joined Keolis as General Counsel and Director of Contractual Relations.
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NewsAlex Wishnitzer
Alex Wishnitzer has been appointed Chairman of NTA, the state-owned company in charge of the design and construction of Tel Aviv’s mass transit system.
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NewsKlaus Dieter Rennert
Klaus Dieter Rennert has been appointed Chief Executive for Europe and Corporate Officer of Hitachi Ltd. Continuing in his post of CEO of Hitachi Power Europe, he also becomes Chairman of Hitachi Europe Ltd, succeeding Sir Stephen Gomersall, now Deputy Chairman while continuing as a Director of Hitachi Ltd.
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NewsZelený takes over at CD
Following the appointment of Zdenek Žák as the Czech Republic's Minister of Transport, several personnel changes have been made within senior management at state railway CD and its freight arm CD Cargo.Petr Žaluda, Chairman & General Manager of CD, was dismissed from all his positions on July 30 and replaced ...
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NewsExpert panel gets to work
UIC Director of Passenger & High Speed Rail Ignacio Barrón de Angoiti (photo) is to chair an expert panel of academics and railway professionals set up by Spain's Ministry of Development. Due to report back within six months, the group is to consider areas including regulation, safety and possible improvements.The ...
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NewsFred Maroudas
Fred Maroudas has joined UK rolling stock leasing company Eversholt Rail as Chief Financial Officer, responsible for finance, risk and IT. A former Director of Treasury at Network Rail and latterly Finance Director at Heathrow Airport, he succeeds Simon Purves.
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NewsAlain Picard
Alain Picard has been promoted to Director General of SNCF Geodis, succeeding Pierre Blayau who becomes Chairman of the Supervisory Board of nuclear energy provider Areva and advisor to SNCF President Guillaume Pepy. Mathias Emmerich has taken over Picard's former role as Executive Director, Finance, Purchasing & Information Systems.
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NewsIhor Breus
Ihor Breus has been appointed Director General of the state-run Ukrainian Railway High-Speed Company.
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NewsMichael Logue
Michael Logue, Associate Administrator for Administration at the US Federal Railroad Administration, has been appointed Chief Safety Officer at Amtrak.
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NewsOksana Plotnìkovu
Oksana Plotnikovu has been appointed Deputy General Director of Ukrainian Railways, having held the position in an acting capacity since June.
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NewsIR names double GM
Eastern Railway's General Manager, G C Agarwal, has taken on the additional post of General Manager, South Eastern Railway. During a long career with Indian Railways he has held senior positions at several zonal networks, as well as being posted to the Research, Design & Standards organisation to participate in ...
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NewsFranetovich heads ADIF SE
Argentina's Minister of the Interior & Transport Florencio Randazzo has appointed Ariel Franetovich (photo) as President of state railway infrastructure authority ADIF SE, while his former post as head of the National Commission for Transport Regulation (CNRT) has been filled by Fernando Manzanares. On the operating side, Alejandro Croucher has ...
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NewsMarion Gout-van Sinderen
Marion Gout-van Sinderen, CEO of ProRail, has been elected President of EIM, the association of European rail infrastructure managers, for a two-year term.
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NewsMallikarjun Kharge
Mallikarjun Kharge has been appointed India's Minister of Railways, while Arunendra Kumar becomes Member (Mechanical) of the Indian Railway Board.
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NewsDr Francis Paonessa
Dr Francis Paonessa has become President, Rolling Stock & Services UK, and Chairman of Bombardier Transportation UK Ltd. He joined Bombardier UK in March 2010 as President of the Rolling Stock business.