All People articles – Page 20
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NewsAlex Genin
Alex Genin has been named CEO of Russian wagon leasing company Brunswick Rail. He succeeds Vladimir Lelekov, who will now focus on his role as Chairman of the Board's Strategy Committee.
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NewsKhawaja Saad Rafique
Khawaja Saad Rafique has been appointed Minister for Railways by Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
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NewsThomas Prendergast confirmed as MTA Chairman
On June 20 the New York State Senate confirmed the appointment of Thomas Prendergast as Chairman & CEO of New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority, more than two months after his nomination by Governor Andrew Cuomo. Formerly President of New York City Transit, Prendergast has served as Interim Executive Director at ...
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NewsTerence Watson
Terence Watson has been appointed President of Alstom's UK operations; he will retain his current role as Managing Director for the company in the UK and Ireland. He succeeds Stephen Burgin, who becomes Vice-President, Global Power Sales, Northern & Central Europe.
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NewsDeQuendre Bertrand
DeQuendre Bertrand has been named Internal & External Communications Director for US rail safety organisation Operation Lifesaver.
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NewsMaurizio Lupi
Maurizio Lupi has been appointed Italy’s Infrastructure & Transport Minister in the ‘grand coalition’ government. He has been charged with creating a transport authority, which will develop a strategic plan for transport and logistics, and is keen to encourage public-private partnerships to invest in infrastructure.
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NewsDr Ulrich Dohle
Dr Ulrich Dohle will succeed Joachim Coers as Chairman & CEO of Tognum on July 1. The Executive Board will then reduce from five to four positions following a redistribution of responsibilities amongst its members, meaning that Dohle will not be replaced in his current role as Chief Technology Officer.
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NewsClare Hollingsworth
Clare Hollingsworth has been appointed Chairman of Eurostar International, following Richard Brown’s decision to step down at the end of his three-year term on June 30.
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NewsTorrealba to head IFE
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has appointed Francisco Torrealba as President of state railway owner and operator IFE. He has been tasked with four main objectives: to improve the quality of services to towns in the Tuy Valley; to build new relations with IFE workers; to review every rail project in ...
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NewsFoxx succeeds LaHood
Mayor of Charlotte Anthony Foxx has accepted President Barack Obama’s nomination to succeed Ray LaHood as US Secretary of Transportation.Foxx has been mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, since 2009, during which time he has been a keen advocate of public transport, and light rail and streetcars in particular. Charlotte’s initial ...
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NewsLindsay Tanner
Lindsay Tanner, former Federal Minister for Finance & Deregulation and shareholder Minister for the Australian Rail Track Corporation, has succeeded John Fullerton as Chairman of the Australasian Railway Association.
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NewsSubodh Jain
Subodh Jain, General Manager of India’s Central Railway, has been appointed Member, Engineering, on the Railway Board and ex-officio Secretary to the Government of India.
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NewsRob McIntosh
Rob McIntosh has been appointed Director for Crossrail at Network Rail, responsible for the £2·3bn surface works programme that NR is undertaking for the project. He had joined NR last year as Project Director for ETCS & Traffic Management from Invensys Rail where he was latterly Vice-President, Delivery.
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NewsHubert du Mesnil
Hubert du Mesnil, President of Réseau Ferré de France from 2007 to 2012, has been appointed President of Lyon Turin Ferroviaire, a joint subsidiary of Rete Ferroviaria Italiana and RFF which is developing the cross-border section of the future rail link between Lyon and Torino.
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NewsSassan Rabet
Sassan Rabet has succeeded Günther Ferk as CEO of European wagonload alliance Xrail.
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NewsBuscher to head Knorr-Bremse
Knorr-Bremse AG has appointed Dr Michael Buscher as Chairman of its Executive Board. He will step down as a member of the Supervisory Board on June 30 and take up his new post on the following day. The former CEO of Swiss technology group OC Oerlikon has over 20 years ...
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NewsGreg Pauline
Greg Pauline has been named Managing Director of infrastructure owner and freight operator Genesee & Wyoming Australia. He succeeds Bert Easthope, who is moving into a strategic development role.
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NewsNeal Lawson
Neal Lawson, Managing Director of UK operator First Capital Connect, is to join Network Rail as Director of Maintenance & Operations Services. Interim Director Fiona Dolman will return to her permanent role as Head of Operational Planning.
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NewsManuel Tomás Cortez Rodrigues Queiró
Manuel Tomás Cortez Rodrigues Queiró has been appointed President of state-owned operator Comboios de Portugal for a three-year term.
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NewsGraham Smith
Graham Smith has been named Director General of the Rail Delivery Group, which brings Britain’s passenger and freight operators and Network Rail together with the aim of providing leadership to the rail industry.