With effect from 1 April 2023, Andrew Barr, currently Group CEO of Hitachi Rail, will assume the role of Vice President and Executive Officer in charge of Regional Strategies (EMEA) and President of Hitachi Europe Ltd.
The 16th edition of the European Railway Award, held in Brussels, was heavily influenced by current events in Ukraine and the sector's commitment to diversity.
Among other things, the new CEO Michal Brijar wants to focus on the rail business.
Bernd Decker retires, and Mathias Leiner is the new CEO of ERS Railways GmbH, a Hupac Group branch for maritime inland transportation.
Ligita Austrupe, a senior management executive, Head of the Responsible Authority of the administration of the EU funds in Latvia at the Ministry of Transport, and member of RB Rail AS Supervisory Board since 2019 has been elected as the Chairperson of RB Rail AS Supervisory Board and will be replacing the former Chairperson Romas Švedas.
The Port of Duisburg’s Executive Board trio is once again complete: Lars Nennhaus has been a new member of the Executive Board of Duisburger Hafen AG since January 1, 2023, with responsibility for Technology and Operations. The industrial engineer succeeds Thomas Schlipköther, who left the Port Executive Board at the end of 2022 when he reached retirement age.
CFO Arnold Schiefer moves to the private sector in Upper Austria. The position of CFO of ÖBB-Holding AG will be publicly advertised in December.
The Board of Directors of A. P. Møller - Mærsk A/S announces planned CEO transition: Soren Skou retires as CEO, handing the baton to Vincent Clerc, who is appointed new CEO.
Current Rail Cargo Group Board Member for Sales and Marketing will become the chief of the UAE company.
Frank Berweger took over this position effective from 1 November, replacing Lars Redeligx.
Hessel Verhage will head contract logistics and Jakob Wegge-Larsen has been appointed as the new CFO.
John Newman was appointed as the president and CEO of Progress Rail and vice president of Caterpillar, which is the owner of Progress Rail. He replaces Marty Haycraft to retire.
The Supervisory Board of Knorr-Bremse AG voted unanimously at its meeting to appoint Marc Llistosella as the Chief Executive Officer of Knorr-Bremse AG for a period of three years with effect from January 1, 2023.
She will take over from Peter Balzer, the current CEO, who will continue to assist with the smooth implementation of Wascosa’s development strategy as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Wascosa Holding.
Mathias Leiner, 44, will start as the second managing director at ERS Railways. In this position, he will take over the management of the Hamburg-based intermodal transport operator together with managing director Bernd Decker.
Hinrichs succeeds James M. Foote, who plans to retire as President and Chief Executive Officer, as well as from the Board, on September 26, 2022. Foote will continue to work with the Company through March 31, 2023, as an advisor to facilitate a seamless leadership transition.