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John Smith, Managing Director of GB Railfright (GBRf), has been appointed as the new CEO of the parent company Hector Rail Group and will take up office on 8 January 2018. John Smith founded GB Railfright in 1999 and has been the Managing Director ever since. He has 33 years of experience in the railway industry including various management positions at British Rail and Anglia Railways. Bo Lerenius, CEO of Hector Rail, commented on the decision: "With a solid background in enterprise development and expansion, John Smith has a complete overview of the challenges and opportunities Hector Rail is currently facing. The Management Board is confident that John's clear vision and strong leadership will make the Hector Rail Group one of Europe's leading and independent companies in the future....

The CEOs of the Hector Rail Group Supervisory Board were recently strengthened by the agreement with Alexander Hedderich, which became publically effective on November 15. Hedderich has more than 25 years of experience in senior roles in the railway and logistics industry, including the work as CEO of DB Schenker Rail from 2009 - 2015."I hereby welcome Alexander Hedderich to the Board of Directors of the Supervisory Board. Mr. Lerenius continues: "Alexander will play an important role in the Group's growth efforts in the European region, which is a key aspect of our vision to become the leading independent pan-European rail freight provider..."About the Hector Rail GroupThe Hector Rail Group was established in 2016...

The CEO of the Hector Rail Group, Joakim Landholm, has decided to leave his position for personal reasons. "The decision to leave the Hector Rail Group was a difficult one. I am proud of what we have achieved this year, but I will resign for personal reasons," says Joakim Landholm. "I am sad that Joakim is leaving, but we have very competent management teams at every business level to guide our efforts, a very good Group Management Team, a clear strategy for the Group and strong support from our owners to support our plans," says Bo Lerenius, Chairman of the Board. Bo Lerenius continues: "Since Joakim will maintain his position until next year, nothing changes at the moment - it is as always". The search for a new Group CEO has been initiated and will...

Hector Rail strengthens its position in Germany and Central Europe, which sees the company as a strategic and important market with great potential and protracted growth opportunities for the Hector Rail Group. "In order to achieve our goal of growth, we have decided to establish our company in Germany as an independent company under the leadership of a new management level. For this reason, I am pleased to inform you that Stig Kyster-Hansen will act as Managing Director for Hector Rail in Germany," says Joakim Landholm, CEO of the Group. "In his role, Stig will be a new and strong member of the Group's senior management team." Continue Joakim. Stig - a native Dane - has a strong and diversified background in the European ice rink industry and has held leading positions in the DB Group in Germany and the...

On 12 July, Hector Rail and mgw Service signed a five-year full-service supply contract. The two parties will work together to provide a comprehensive maintenance strategy for Hector Rail's growing modern fleet. Maintenance work is due to start in January 2018. "We are delighted to have won this important contract. It shows the confidence in our growing and effective company and strengthens mgw Service as a high-quality maintenance service provider in Sweden. Through the successful partnership with Hector Rail, mgw Service will further expand maintenance This will continuously improve fleet performance and availability," said Michaël Lautenbach, Managing Director of mgw Service. "I am very pleased that we were able to expand our relationship with mgw Service. I am convinced that Hector Rail's commitment to innovation will be supported by the development of new, more efficient maintenance practices and equipment more...

On September 20, Collicare Logistics and Hector Rail AB signed a three-year contract that begins on October 16. The two companies will work together to connect two remote locations with an efficient and fast new route: "The train runs directly from Italy to Norway and offers the fastest transit time on the market," says Ronny Nordmark, Development Manager at Collicare. This means a fast, inexpensive and predictable shipping of our customers' goods. "We have decided to invest now in rail transport in order to offer the cheapest transport from Italy to Norway. It is also the most environmentally friendly method of transporting goods. We want to continue to focus on the environment, and this move is definitely a step in that direction," says Nordmark, "We are very excited to be building this new partnership with Collicare Logistics and to be able to continue...

Hector Rail will be the traction service provider for Leo Express in passenger transport between Berlin and Stuttgart. Commercial traffic will start on 24 August. Trains will be initialised with four round trips per week from Thursday evening to Monday morning. Leo Express is responsible for the promotion of the trains and is supported by Flixbus. Flixbus is the best private service provider in Central Europe. Leo Express will provide the conductors and service personnel and Hector Rail the locomotives and drivers. Back to the overview

On 20 June, Hector Rail AB and LKAB signed a 5-year contract, starting in December 2017. LKAB is the largest iron ore producer in Europe and has its headquarters in Kiruna and Malmberget. Hector Rail is an independent freight logistics company for rail freight transport on the European market with operations in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Germany. Both parties focus on quality solutions tailored to the needs of customers, stability and reliability of results. The contract includes a seven day a week service from Lulea to Kiruna through Malmberget. Hector Rail will also provide shunting services in Lulea and Malmberget, and in order to support both parties in terms of reliability and environment, the new Vectron locomotives have been selected for the new contract. The Vectron maximizes the use of electric locomotives and reduces the...

We are very pleased to announce the appointment of David Knowles as Managing Director of Hector Rail Ab, Sweden, effective 10 April 2017. David is the current COO of GB Railfreight and has been a key member of the executive team for nearly 7 years. With over 25 years of experience in the rail freight industry, David has benevolent experience in operations and industry. He is instrumental in the significant growth and development of the industry's leading teams that have created GB Railfreight's exceptional reputation and success. David will play a key role in helping Hector Rail Ab to lead and enable the company's performance and efficiency as well as achieve its strategic goals. He will also play a key role in helping Hector Rail Ab to achieve its goals.

Hector Rail AB has reached an agreement with SCA Skog AB to transport logs to SCA mills and sawmills in northern Sweden, from Sundvall in the south to Pitea in the north, for ten years. As a consequence, Hector Rail will invest in new locomotives that can tow heavy trains, recover power during braking and generate power resistors in and from terminals without chain lines. The wagon fleet will also be replaced by a new generation of wagons with greater loading capacity. The contract is ten years long and will replace the current contract, which was extended until the end of 2017/2018, and will be valid until December 2027."We are very proud and happy to receive renewed confirmation from SCA Skog. We have worked innovatively and...