Magdalena Álvarez Arza has been named as Secretary of State for Transport in the new Spanish government.
A government reshuffle in France sees François Goulard appointed as Secretary of State for Transport under Gilles de Robien. who remains as Transport Minister.
RFF Director-General Jean-Marie Bertrand was elected Chairman of the European Rail Infrastructure Managers’ Association with effect from April 1, succeeding Bo Bylund. ProRail Chairman Bert Klerk became EIM Vice-Chairman.
On March 1 Peter Klinka succeeded Jozef Simlovic as Director of Freight Traffic at Slovak operator ZSSK.
Herbert Payne stepped down as Managing Director of Estonian Railways from April 1. Jüuri-Karl Seim has been appointed Director-General of the Estonian Railways Inspectorate.
Dr Nikolas Breuel is to become Head of Long-Distance Passenger Services at DB Personenverkehr GmbH with effect from June 1, replacing Karl-Dietrich Reemtsema, who is to retire. From May 1 Reiner Latsch replaces Wolfgang Maurer as DB Representative in Nordrhein-Westfalen, being succeeded in turn at Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein by Hans-Jürgen Meyer.
Go-Ahead’s rail division has appointed former Managing Director of Thames Trains Michael Hodson as Director, Rail Domestic Services. Duncan Rimmer has become Financial Planning Manager. Wilma Allan has joined Go Ahead’s Thameslink franchise as Finance & Commercial Director on the retirement of Ken Watson, and Mike Boden has become Commercial Manager and Dean Hutchinson Income Manager. Chris Burchell has been appointed Operations Director at South Central, succeeding Elwyn Roberts. Richard Rowland is Retail Sales Manager and Roger Watkins Train Service Specification Manager.
Yoshiaki Tsutsumi has resigned as Chairman of Seibu Railway.
Former RATP President and UITP Honorary President Roger Belin died on April 7.
Erwin Rutishauser is to succeed Silvio Fasciati as Director of Rhaetian Railway, with Heinz Dudli as Deputy Director.
Canadian National has renewed the contract of President & CEO E Hunter Harrison until the end of 2008. Stan Jablonski has been promoted to Vice-President, Sales, and Jean-Jacques Ruest to Vice-President, Marketing.
Union Railways (North) Ltd has appointed Bob Crease as Commercial Director. Ted Allett and Kit Kaberry have joined the board.
Paulo Sérgio Oliveira Passos has been nominated Executive Secretary in the Brazilian Ministry of Transport.
Sir Patrick Brown has joined the board of engineering firm and London Underground PPP consortium Tubelines member Amey as Non-Executive Chairman.
Gary O Marino retired as President & CEO of RailAmerica last month. Donald D Redfearn is Acting President.
Genesee & Wyoming has named James M Andres Chief Accounting Officer and Global Controller on the retirement of Alan R Harris.
George Brouwer has become Business Development & Innovation Manager at Holland Railconsult, and is succeeded as Director of the Infrastructure Division by Johan van den Elzen. Rob Brugts took over as Director, European Activities, from April 1.
Dominique Vastel has been appointed Deputy Director of the Traction Department at French National Railways.
The French Railway Industry Federation has elected Gerard Glas as Vice-President & Treasurer.
The General Meetings of Eurotunnel on April 7 replaced the former Board of Directors (p249), and named as directors Jacques Maillot, Pierre Cardo, Hervé Huas, Jean-Louis Raymond, Robert Rochefort, Phillippe Villemus and L’Adacte Chairman Joseph Gouranton. Huas has been appointed Deputy Chief Executive of Eurotunnel group, and became Chief Financial Officer when Roger Burge decided to leave the company for personal reasons. Claude Liénard becomes Operational Finance Director, and Michael Schuller remains Group Treasurer.
The boards of Eurotunnel SA and Eurotunnel plc have divided the functions of Chairman and Chief Executive of Eurotunnel SA and France Manche, naming Jacques Maillot Chairman of the Group and Jean-Louis Raymond Chief Executive.
