President, JSC «Russian Railways»

Since October, 2000 – Deputy minister of transport of the Russian Federation
Since February, 2002 – First deputy minister of Railway Transport of the Russian Federation
Since October, 2003 – First Vice-President of JSC «Russian Railways»
Since June, 2005 – President of  JSC «Russian Railways
Vladimir Yakunin is the Chairman of Tutorial Board of the National Fame Centre and Andrey Pervozvanny Fund.

Minister of Transport, the Republic of Latvia

Elected to the 9th Seym of the Republic of Latvia (was elected to the 7th and 8th Seym as well). Since December 2004 appointed Minister of Transport of the Republic of Latvia. November 2002 until January 2004 – Chairman of the Council for United Strategy and Development of National Economy.

Chairman of the Board, Latvian Railway

In 1989-1992 – Latvian Shipping Company, navigator, 3rd mate of the captain. Has a huge business experience in organization of port terminals and infrastructure work (Latvian Shipping Company, Riga Commercial Port, Latvian Railway). In 1993-2000 – Director of Hanza Maritime Agency, Ltd. In 2004-2005 – adviser to the Minister of Transport of the Republic of Latvia. Since August, 2005 – Chairman of the Board, Latvian Railway. Since 2005 – Prime minister’s supernumerary adviser in the area of railway. Founder of Latvian Association of Freight Forwarders.
Vice-president of National association of shipbrokers and agents of Latvia.

President and General Director, VR Group Ltd. (Finland Railroads)

In 1995-1997 – Executive Director of VR Ltd, in 1988-1995 – Freight Operations Director of the Finland State Railroads. President of Oy Pohjolan Liikenne Ab. President of VR Ltd. President of Oy VR-Rata Ab. President of Avecra Oy. President of VR Elakesaatio (Pension Fund). President of Association of Employers in the field of Transport and Special services. Board Member of Confederation of Finland Industry and Employers. Board Member of Finnish-Russian Chamber of Commerce. Member of Supervicory Board of Henki-Sampo insurance company. In 2002-2004 – member of Executive Committee at Confederation of Finland Industry and Employers. In 2003 – 2005 member of Executive Committee at Community of European Railways (CER).
BSc in Law, University of Helsinki.

General Director
Lithuanian Railways

Was born in 1953.
In 1975 graduated from Vilnius construction-engineering institute. In 1991 graduated Academy of management, Lithuanian Republic.

1975-1976 – safety in operation engineer, then chief engineer, automobile operation company, Svencionys
1976-1980 – Head of automobile operation company, Pakruojis 
1980-1987 - Head of automobile operation company, Vievis
1987-1992 – Deputy Minister of Communications of Lithuanian Republic
1991-1995 – President, Linava, Vice-president, Confederation of Industrialists of Lithuania,
1992-1997 - Director General, Chairman of the Board, “Lietuvos avialinijos“ (Lithuanian Airlines)
1997-2001 – Adviser, then President, Lindra
2002-2006 -  Head, Office of transportation of passengers, Lietuvos geležinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways

Since 2006 – Director General, Lietuvos geležinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways)

Chairman of the Management Board, Managing Director
AS Eesti Raudtee

1995 – 2006 Infrastructure Director, AS Eesti Raudtee.
1994 – 1995 Adviser of the General Director, AS Eesti Raudtee.
1994 – 1999 Lecturer, Tallinn University of Technology.
Since 2007 - Chairman of the Management Board, Managing Director, AS Eesti
Raudtee.

President, NC Kazakstan Temir Zholy (Kazakh Railways)
Was born in 1957. Graduated from Kirov Kazakhstan State University. In 1995-1997 - Senior Deputy Chairman and then as a Chairman for the National agency of statistics of Kazakstan. In 1999-2000 - Minister of economy of Kazakhstan, in 2000-2002 – Minister of economy and trade, in 2003 – 2004 – Minister of education and science. In 2006-2007 worked for NC KazMunayGaz as Senior Vice-president. In May of 2007 was appointed president of NC Kazakstan Temir Zholy (Kazakh Railways).

Head, Belarussian Railways

Professional career on railways – since 1968: Person on Duty, Deputy Head, Head of the station. Since 1990 – Head of Mogilev Department of Belarussian Railways. In 1995-2002 – Head of unitary republican transport enterprise “Brest Department of Belarussian Railways”. In 2002 - 2004 - First Deputy Head of Byelorussian Railways. Since August, 2004 – Head of Belarussian Railways.

Deputy Director General – Director of Freight Transportation Directorate.

1985 – 1988 Road Repair Station (Šilėnai), road master.
1988 – 1999 Panevėžys road sector, Senior Road Master, Head of the bar.
1999 – 2002 The narrow gauge railway, Head.
2002 – 2006 Passenger Transportation Board,  Head of Technical Department, Head of Technical Development Department.
April 2006 Railway Infrastructure Directorate,  Deputy Director for Traffic Control.
April 2006 Freight Transportation Directorate, First Deputy Director.
January 2007 Deputy Director General – Director of Freight Transportation Directorate.

Deputy Director General
JSC “Lithuanian Railways”

1972 – 1973 LSSR Plan Committee, Calculation Center, Economist.
1973 – 1984 Folk Economy Planning and Economics Scientific Research Institute, Junior Scientific Co-worker, Senior Scientific Co-worker.
1984 – 1989 Vilnius Civil Engineering Institute (VISI), Senior Lecturer of Economics Department, Docent.
1989 – 1990 Senior Scientific Co-worker of Economics Institute of LSSR Academy of Sciences.
1990 – 1992 Deputy of LR Supreme Council (Regenerative Seimas), Vice-chairman of Social Affairs Committee.
1991 – 1992 Minister of Economics.
1993 – 1996 Deputy Director of Economics and Privatization Institute, Senior Scientific Co-Worker.
1996 – 2000 Member of LR Seimas, Chairman of Seimas Economics Committee.
1998 – 2000 Vice-chairman of European Affairs Committee.
2000  Lithuanian Economy Institute, Deputy Director.
12/2000 – 03/2006 Development Director of SC Lithuanian Railways.
03/2006 Deputy Director General of SC Lithuanian Railways.

Senior Railways Policy Adviser for Central and Eastern Europe in the Community of European Railways and Infrastructure Companies (CER) in Brussels
Paul Guitink, a Dutch national, is the Senior Railways Policy Adviser for Central and Eastern Europe in the Community of European Railways and Infrastructure Companies (CER) in Brussels. He has over 30 years of experience in the transport sector, working as project officer, project manager, and policy adviser in primarily the road and rail transport and transport infrastructure sub-sectors for the Dutch Ministry of Transport, the World Bank and CER. 

Chairman of Committee of Railway Cooperation Organization.

Has worked in the field of railway transport since 1971. Till 1990 – worked for Central Research Bureau of Railway Construction “Kolproject”.
In 1990 occupied the post of Adviser to Director General of Poland Railways, and in a year was appointed Deputy General Director. Since August, 14, 1992 – Deputy Minister of Transport and Marine Industry. From July, 1, 1998 – Chairman of Committee of Railway Cooperation Organization.

Ministry of Transport and Communications, Deputy State Secretary

Andulis Židkovs is a graduate of Technical Faculty of Latvian University of Agriculture and of International Relations Institute of University of Latvia. He has a Master Degree of Business Administration.
Andulis Židkovs started his career at the Ministry of Transport and Communications in 1997 in the capacity of Senior Officer of Transit Policy Division, in 2001 was promoted as Director of Investment Department. Deputy State Secretary since January 2006, responsible for EU funds, transit policy and development projects.

Secretary General, Coordination Council on the Transsiberian Transportation

Works in the system of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - since 1987. Had occupied various diplomatic positions in the central body of the ministry and abroad. Since 2001 till October, 2005 - General Consul of the Russian Federation in the Geteborg (Sweden). Since 2006 – Secretary General, Coordination Council on the Transsiberian Transportation.
 

President and Chairman of the Board of Directors ARCIS (Association for Logistics and Custom Brokers in Latvia)

Graduated the Latvian University Of Agriculture

Since 1999 – member, than President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Association for Logistics and Custom Brokers in Latvia

1997 - 2002 – Chairman of Transportation, customs and border-crossing committee Foreign Investors Council In Latvia (Ficil)

Member and Founder of Logistics and Customs Brokers Association of Latvia. External Adviser to the DG of State Revenue Service
Partner in consulting Company “Logistikas Partneri”

Was born in 1968.

Graduated from Latvian University Bachelor in Law and University Diploma in Law

1990 to1993 Customs Department, Riga Customs  Head of division (location Riga Commercial Port)
1993 to 1998 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Legal Department and Department of International Trade, Second Secretary
1998 to 2000  PricewaterhouseCoopers, Customs and International Trade Tax and Legal Department, Consultant
2000 to 2001 Latvenergo (National Electricity Company)
Project manager for Managing Board
2001 to 2003 State Revenue Service, First deputy of Director General and Director General of National Customs board

Director, FSUE Railway Transport Research Institute of RF Transport Ministry
PhD, Professor, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Worked as CEO of the Polikvart investment and construction company.
From 1996 to 1998 – member of the Krasnodar Territory Government, head of advisor service under the Governor of the Krasnodar territory.
2002 – Deputy Director for science at the Institute of System Analysis under the Russian Academy of Sciences.
On August 17, 2005 was appointed Vice President of JSC Russian Railways.
On September 4, 2006  was appointed Director of FSUE Railway Transport Research Institute of RF Transport Ministry. Member of the Russian Railways Management Board.

Senior Vice-president, JSC “Russian Railways”

Borne on April, 10, 1947. Graduated from All-Union Distance Learning Institute of Railway Engineers in Electrification, Railway Transport, Economics and Organisation of Railway Transport. Professor, Doctor of Economy.
His career on the railways began in 1965 on Volga Railway in the position of locomotive operator assiatant. In 1981-1988 - Deputy Head, Head of Economics and Planning Department of Volga Railways; Head of Department of Economics, Technology and Planning, Saratov Branch of Volga Railways; Head of Department of Economics and Planning Volga Railways. 1988-1994 - Deputy Head of Volga Railways. 1994-2003 - Head of Department of Economics and Development, Ministry of Communications, Russian Federation; General Director of Centre of Proprietary Transport Servicing, Ministry of Communications, Russian Federation; Head of Department of Economics, Ministry of Communications; Head of Department of Economics, Ministry of Communications, Russian Federation; Member of the Board.
2003 – Head of Department of Economic Forecasting and Strategic Development, Russian Railways. Since 2003 - Vice-President of Russian Railways.
2005 - Senior Vice-President of Russian Railways.

Senior Vice-President, Economic and Financial Policy

Born in 1966.
Graduated from Leningrad State University in Political Economy in 1989 and subsequently taught Political Economy at university.
1989-1991: Economist and Senior Economist, Financing and Loan Department at the commercial bank Tver in Kalinin (since renamed Tver).
1991-1992: Senior Specialist and Head of Marketing and Development, Tver Commercial Trade and Industrial Association TverKommertsia Ltd, Tver.
1992-1996: Economist and Senior Economist, Securities Department; Head, Liabilities Management Department; Director, St. Petersburg branch of Tver Universal Bank, St. Petersburg.
1997-1999: Deputy Chairman of the Board, commercial bank BaltOnExim Bank, St. Petersburg.
1999-2001: Chairman of the Board, commercial bank BaltOnExim Bank, St. Petersburg.
2002-2003: First Vice-President, Economics and Finance, ALROSA, Moscow.
2003: Vice-President, Russian Railways.
2005: Senior Vice-President, Russian Railways.
Fyodor Andreev also chairs a number of committees and working groups at Russian Railways.

Vice-president, “Russian Railways” JSC
Born on May, 23, 1955. Graduated from Novosibirsk Institute of Railway Engineers in 1992, and in 1998 studied at the Academy of Economics under the Government of the Russian Federation. Specialty -  railway transport processes. Has held various positions at Russian Railways, including:
1989-1998- Head of Locomotive Depot at Novokuznetsk-Kemerovo Railways; Chief Engineer at Novokuznetsk Section of Kemerovo Railways; Deputy Engineer at Kuzbass Section of West Siberian Railways. 1998-1999 - Deputy Head of Locomotive and Wagon Management at West Siberian Railways, Deputy Head of Railways. 2000-2003 - Chief Engineer at October Railways. Since 2003 - Vice-President at Russian Railways.

CEO, TransContainer
He graduated from the Moscow Institute of the Railway Transport Engineers, and then he passed professional retraining at the Academy of National Economy attached to the Russian Federation Government according to the Railway Transport State Management program.
Since March 2006 - Chief Executive Officer of the TransContainer Container Cargo Carriage Center - business unit of JSC “Russian Railways”.

Chairman of the Board, LDZ Cargo, LLC

Graduated from Leningrad Institute of Railway Engineers. In 1985 – deputy head of station Radviliskis. 1986-89 – Director of Movements of Shaulaisk branch of Baltic railway. 1990-2007 – Deputy head of station Daugavpils, Head of Riga operation sector, Director of LDZ Cargo, LLC.

Deputy of General Director, Rail Control Solution, Bombardier Transportation (Signal) Ltd, Moscow, Russia 

Vladimir Aleshin has a big experience in the area of railway signalling. He joined Bombardier Transportation in 1996 and was one of founder of our first JV in Russia – Bombardier Transportation (Signal) Ltd. 35 Years of professional experience. Vladimir Aleshin initially responsible for technical activities and was a Technical Director in Bombardier. He is currently responsible for Marketing and Sales in Russia, Baltic region and CIS countries.   
Mr. Aleshin holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Moscow Railway Transport University, Russia.

Head of Cargo Marketing and Tariff Policy Department, Russian Railways, JSC

Born in 1973. Graduated from State Academy of Oil and Gas.
1999 - 2002 – Director of the Department for strategic planning and analysis at the Kazakhstan Railroad (Kazakhstan Temir-Zholy).2003 -2007 – Deputy Director of the Department for state regulation of tariffs and infrastructural reforms at the Russian Ministry of Economy and Development, board member of the Federal Tariff Service. Since September, 2007 – Head of Cargo Marketing and Tariff Policy Department, Russian Railways.

Director of Department “Transportation Systems” Siemens in Russia  

Was born in 1973.

Graduated from MSTU named after N.E.Baiman

Since 01.06.2006 Siemens in Moscow, Director of department «Transportation Systems»

01/2005 – 06/2006 Siemens in Moscow, sales director department «Transportation Systems»
2002 – 2004 Siemens LLC, senior sales manager department «Transportation Systems»
2000 – 2002 Siemens LLC, sales manager, department  департамента «Transportation Systems»
1997 – 2000 Siemens in Moscow, sales engineer department «Transportation Systems»
1996 – 1997 «ENDRESS Elektrogerätebau GmbH», sales manager