The St. Louis-based autonomous railcar manufacturer has appointed former Wabtec President and CEO.
Ermewa has appointed Svenja Verheyen as Sales Area Manager DACH, filling a key commercial role in Germany, Austria and Switzerland following recent management changes.
Improving work efficiency, reducing costs, and increasing quality and safety have long been priorities across both manufacturing and service industries. These principles are most highly developed in sectors with high-volume serial production, such as the automotive and aerospace industries. In the railway sector, however, the introduction of standardisation and optimisation measures is often more complex.
Keolis Group’s Supervisory Board has appointed Frédéric Van Heems as Chairman of the Executive Board, effective 16 March 2026.
Streem and its subsidiary Ermewa have announced key management changes, combining continuity with strategic repositioning as European rail freight faces structural and regulatory challenges.
Správa železnic (SŽ) has unveiled the first phase of an internal reform programme aimed at reducing bureaucracy, widening access to tenders and delivering annual savings of more than CZK 335 million (€13.4 million).
Hupac Group has appointed Britta Weber as its new Chief Executive Officer, marking a leadership transition at one of Europe’s key intermodal operators.
Stadler has nominated two new candidates for election to its Board of Directors at the 2026 Annual General Meeting. The move is part of a planned generational transition aimed at strengthening industrial, mobility and international project expertise at board level.
Lithuania’s state-owned rail group LTG Group has appointed Robertas Vyšniauskas as Chair of the Board. The move comes as the company advances major infrastructure and freight-related projects.
Polish rail freight operator PKP Cargo has appointed Zbigniew Prus as its new Chief Executive Officer as part of its ongoing restructuring process.
Hupac Group has announced that CEO Michail Stahlhut will step down from his role in May 2026 after eight years in charge. The company has started the process of selecting his successor.
The supervisory board of Správa železnic, the Czech rail infrastructure manager, is set to take on a stronger executive role in strategic and investment decisions. The change comes alongside board reshuffles and the planned appointment of a new director-general.
The logistics unit is headquartered in Bremen and covers evb’s rail freight, shunting and intermodal activities.
Czech rail freight operator ČD Cargo has appointed Radim Ječný as Chairman of the Board, effective 1 February 2026. The move comes as European rail freight faces falling volumes, rising costs and structural pressure.
Interview with Dan Kurucz, Country Managing Director of ALSTOM Czech Republic, about tenders, ETCS, high-speed trains, market development, multisystem locomotives, hydrogen and batteries, metro projects and the production site in Česká Lípa.
Former CEO, Michael Reininger, shifts to Brightline West.
Two key Czech rail organisations are expected to appoint permanent leadership in the coming weeks, ending a prolonged power vacuum. The changes affect both rail infrastructure and state-owned freight operations.
Riedl was a founding managing director of Lokomotion and has led the company since its establishment.
Intermodal rail operator CargoBeamer has appointed Julian Hagenschulte as its new Chief Digital Officer. The move underlines the growing importance of digital leadership in modern rail freight.
Germany’s long-distance rail services reached a historic low in punctuality in 2025. According to figures reported by BILD, only 60.1% of Deutsche Bahn’s long-distance trains arrived on time, marking the weakest annual result on record.