Structure and governance
The UNIFE Presiding Board is the highest UNIFE committee and manages the association
The Presiding Board takes any measures or actions required for the achievement of the mission and objectives of UNIFE and its general policy:
- It creates committees and working groups handling issues of common interest to the members.
- The Presiding Board compiles member inquiries and directs the creation of proposals and documents to answer them, including the “Annual Report” to be submitted annually to the General Assembly.
- This body submits for ratification by the General Assembly, the admission of new members.
- It decides on any matter that has not been placed under the purview of the General Assembly by UNIFE statutes.
Composition
UNIFE’s Presiding Board members are elected by the General Assembly for a three year term.
The Presiding Board is chaired by the Chair of the Association, elected for three years – non-renewable.
UNIFE Chairman
Michael Peter
CEO, Siemens Mobility
Member of the Presiding Board
Augusto Mensi
CEO, Lucchini RS
Member of the Presiding Board
Henri Poupart-Lafarge
CEO, Alstom
Member of the Presiding Board
Javier Martínez Ojinaga
CEO, CAF Group
Member of the Presiding Board
Pascal Schweitzer
CEO, Faiveley Transport
Member of the Presiding Board
Roger Dirksmeier
Managing Director, FOGTEC (representing the UNIFE SME Committee)
Member of the Presiding Board
Millar Crawford
Executive Vice President, Ground Transportation Systems, Thales Group
Member of the Presiding Board
Nicolas Lange*
Member of the Executive Board and Responsible for the Rail Vehicle Systems division, Knorr-Bremse AG, Knorr-Bremse AG *Subject to approval of the UNIFE General Assembly in June 2024
Member of the Presiding Board