Alstom is taking an important step in strengthening the regional setup in Europe, three and a half years after the acquisition of Bombardier Transportation.
Germany is an important market for Alstom, and the DACH region (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland) has become a leading exporter, serving customers beyond its borders. In particular, all of the train deliveries to the Nordics come from Germany, and 50% of Germany’s production is exported to the Nordics. This includes deliveries for notable projects like the C30 Stockholm Metro in Sweden, Norske Tog’s 05 trains in Norway, and DSB’s IC5 in Denmark.
To support this evolution and strengthen customer support, Alstom has decided to combine its Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH) region with the Nordics cluster (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland), effective January 2025.
In addition, the company appointed Mr. Tim Dawidowsky to lead this new region. He will join Alstom on October 1, 2024 and will be based in Berlin. “Tim comes with extensive turnaround experience and a deep understanding of project based businesses, that will help us bring increased efficiencies. I look forward to welcoming him to Alstom’s leadership team and working with him to make us more competitive in this important region”, says Alstom CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge.
“I am thrilled to join Alstom and to work with the DACH & Nordics team, Henri and the leadership team leveraging my experience driving transformation during this strategic juncture in Alstom’s journey, one focused on optimisation and sustainable growth,” Dawidowsky adds.
Müslüm Yakisan, sitting DACH Region President until today, will support during a transition period until the end of October. Poupart-Lafarge continues: “I thank Müslüm for his dedication to Alstom and the DACH region. He led the integration of Bombardier for DACH, a region with the largest amount of legacy projects. His accomplishments include securing some of the largest Alstom contracts, such as the Coradia Max for Baden-Wurttemberg and most recently, Hamburg Metro and S-Bahn Cologne.”
This new organisational set-up will be formalized in the next months in collaboration with the Company’s social partners, and effective as of January 2025.
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