Bombardier Appoints New President of Transportation

Bombardier Inc. announced the appointment of Laurent Troger as president, Bombardier Transportation,  effective immediately. Troger, who has been with the company for 11 years,  had recently been promoted to chief operating officer of Transportation. He succeeds Lutz Bertling, who is stepping down to pursue other career opportunities.

"Since joining Bombardier, Laurent Troger has continuously been one of our top executives, driving superior project execution and performance across the business," said Alain Bellemare, president and chief executive officer, Bombardier Inc. "As we accelerate our transformation, Laurent has both the leadership and the experience to deliver on our commitments to customers, while increasing profitability at Transportation."

Throughout his 25-career in the rail industry, Troger has delivered profitable growth across all the divisions that he led, from equipment to rolling stock, signaling and infrastructure, turnkey systems, and services. He joined Bombardier Transportation in November 2004 as vice president, services for Europe. In 2008 he was appointed to the position of president, services, where he oversaw a major turnaround. In 2013 his role was expanded to include the rolling stock business in the United Kingdom, France and Benelux, and he later became president, division Western Europe, Middle East and Africa. In 2015 he was successively appointed chief technology officer and chief operating officer, Bombardier Transportation, assuming responsibility for operational performance, integration between divisions and core functions, as well as for the implementation of OneBT.

Previously, Troger worked for 15 years at Alstom Transport where he held several leadership positions, including senior vice president, transportation systems and vice president, transportation information systems.