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10 Chief Procurement Officers in Rail Transportation
These ten executives hold or have held a chief procurement officer title at rail operators, rail infrastructure businesses and railroad equipment companies. A reader can learn how chief procurement officers lead procurement teams in rail transportation companies.
Professionals to explore
01—10Adam Lent
LinkedInExperience: Chief Procurement Officer · TTX Company
Chief Procurement Officer at TTX Company since 2024, which the profile describes as a provider of railcars and freight car management services to the North American rail industry, with a pool of over 175,000 cars. The listing also shows AVP Supply Chain at TTX Company (1988–2024).
Carsten Albrecht
LinkedInExperience: Chief Procurement Officer (Rail Infrastructure) · Siemens Mobility GmbH
Chief Procurement Officer (Rail Infrastructure) at Siemens Mobility GmbH since 2025. The listing also shows Head of Project Procurement (Rail Automation Mobility Management Rail Infrastructure) at Siemens Mobility GmbH (2013–2025), and former roles as Director Project Sourcing Central Europe at Alcatel-Lucent Deutschland AG (2012–2013) and Procurement Manager at Nokia (2003–2012).
Christophe Gourlay
LinkedInExperience: Chief Procurement Officer · Hitachi Rail
Chief Procurement Officer at Hitachi Rail since 2025, which the profile describes as a global provider of rail solutions across rolling stock and signalling. Former Chief Procurement Officer at Alstom (2021–2025), Chief Purchasing Officer - Alstom Group (2017–2021) and Managing Director - Valenciennes Plant at Alstom (2014–2017).
Katalin Ádám-Liszkai
LinkedInExperience: Chief Procurement Officer · MAV VAGON Kft.
Chief Procurement Officer at MAV VAGON Kft. since 2022, a company the profile describes as a railroad equipment manufacturing company, and former Head of Sales there (2021–2022). Former Head of Procurement Planning and Regulation (2015–2021) and Director of Procurement (2011–2015) at MÁV-START Zrt.
Kuvesh Ayer
LinkedInExperience: Vice President - Chief Procurement Officer · Amtrak
Vice President - Chief Procurement Officer at Amtrak since 2023, a company the profile describes as a rail transportation company offering train and bus travel. Former Chief Procurement Officer at Metropolitan Transportation Authority (2020–2023), General Counsel Head of Contracts Management- North America Region at GE (2016–2019) and Head of Legal and Contracts Management at Alstom (2008–2015).
Lorenzo Bianchi
LinkedInExperience: Chief Procurement Officer · Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Former Chief Procurement Officer at Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (2008–2013), and Head of Group Procurement Governance and Methodology at Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane S.p.A. since 2025. Former Chief Procurement & Logistics Officer at ACEA (2013–2023); the profile describes more than 25 years in infrastructure, energy and utilities.
Maxandre Garzino-Fréchot
LinkedInExperience: Chief Procurement Officer · Akiem
Chief Procurement Officer at Akiem since 2021, based in Saint-Ouen, France, at a company the profile describes as a railroad equipment manufacturing company. Former Head of procurement - Railway Industry (2011–2021) and Sales Account Manager (2009–2011) at Akiem.
Oleksandr Nakhod
LinkedInExperience: Chief Procurement Officer · JSC "Ukrainian Railways"
Former Chief Procurement Officer at JSC "Ukrainian Railways" (2021), and Head of Procurement there since 2024; the profile describes it as a rail transportation company. Former Chief Procurement Officer at Ukrgasvydobuvannya (2022–2023) and Head of Procurement Development Project at the Agency for Restoration of Infrastructure of Ukraine at Open Contracting Partnership (2023–2024).
Valérie Giraudon
LinkedInExperience: Chief procurement officer · SNCF Réseau
Chief procurement officer at SNCF Réseau since 2020, a rail transportation company the profile says handles the safety, maintenance and modernization of the French rail network. Former Executive Supply Chain director at Genaral Electric Renewable Energy - Grid Solutions (2019–2020), Europe sourcing executive Leader at GE Grid Solutions (2015–2020) and Europe Sourcing Director at Alstom Grid (2015).
Vule Nemukula MCIPS
LinkedInExperience: Group Chief Procurement Officer · Transnet SOC Ltd
Group Chief Procurement Officer at Transnet SOC Ltd since 2020, which the profile says focuses on expanding and modernizing rail, port and pipeline infrastructure in South Africa. Former Chief Executive Officer at Oreport (Pty) Ltd (2013–2020), Group Executive Procurement Services at Telkom (2011–2013) and Chief Procurement Officer at Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd (2005–2011).
Choose the right perspective
Match the type of organization to your question, since a passenger or freight operator, a rail infrastructure owner and a rolling stock or railcar business buy very different things under different rules. If your issue involves public tendering or long project timelines, favor people whose listed roles sit in state-owned or infrastructure organizations.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you structure long-term contracts for rolling stock, signalling or maintenance so that suppliers stay accountable over decades?
- 02How do public procurement rules change the way you run tenders compared with a private company?
- 03What did you change first when you took over the procurement function, and how did you measure whether it worked?
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