European railway award for Lineas CEO
Lineas has announced that its CEO, Geert Pauwels, has won the 2020 European railway award. He is the first CEO of a railfreight company to receive this prize. At the 13th annual presentation of this award in Brussels (Belgium), European railfreight companies gathered to honour Geert Pauwels for his contribution to the sector over the past ten years.
The jury lauded him for the successful transformation of a loss-making division of the Belgian Railways into the largest private railfreight company in Europe and for the launch of the Green Xpress Network.
Pauwels: “I am extremely proud. This is recognition for the hard work of all our colleagues, for the trust of our shareholder, and for the belief of our customers in what we do. We will continue to pursue modal shift in Europe, expand our Green Xpress Network and help our customers optimise their supply chain with positive impact on climate and mobility.” (mw)