Chair of the ERA Management Board: Ms Paloma IRIBAS FORCAT
Deputy chair of the ERA Management Board: Ms Kaisa SAINIO
Member States
| Country | Member | Alternate |
Austria | Mr Michael LUCZENSKY Head of the Railway Directorate Federal Ministry for climate action, environment, energy, mobility, innovation and technology | Ms Karin GUGGENBERGER Senior Legal Advisor Federal Ministry for climate action, environment, energy, mobility, innovation and technology |
Belgium | Ms Clio LIÉGEOIS Senior Legal Advisor and Head of the Railway Regulation Service Federal Public Service Mobility and Transport | Ms Valérie VERZELE Director General Sustainable Mobility and Railway Policy Federal Public Service Mobility and Transport |
Bulgaria | Mr Lyuben NANOV Executive Director Executive Agency Railway Administration | Ms Eleonora ENEVA Chief expert in Regulation directorate Railway Administration Executive Agency |
Croatia | Ms Danijela BARIĆ Professor / Researcher University of Zagreb, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences | Mr Damir LAZOR Head of Infrastructure department Railway Safety Agency (Croatia) |
Czechia | Mr Luboš KNÍŽEK Head of Conceptions and International Railway Cooperation Unit Ministry of Transport - Department of Railway and Combined Transport | Mr Jindřich KUŠNÍR Director of Rail Transport Department Ministry of Transport |
Denmark | Mr Martin GERTZ ANDERSEN Senior Executive Advisor Danish Civil Aviation and Railway Authority | Ms Laura MEYER HARRISON Head of Division, Rail Danish Civil Aviation and Railway Authority |
Estonia | Mr Indrek LAINEVEER Railway Sector Manager Ministry of Climate | To be appointed shortly |
Finland | Ms Kaisa SAINIO Railway Director TRAFICOM | Mr Risto SAARI Ministerial Advisor Ministry of Transport and Communications |
France | Ms Christine CORRAZE Cheffe du bureau de l’interopérabilité ferroviaire Ministère de la transition écologique et de la cohésion des territoires | Mr Samuel BONNIER Directeur des affaires réglementaires, européennes et internationales (à compter du 19 octobre 2020) Etablissement public de sécurité ferroviaire (EPSF) |
Germany | Mr Lothar NEUHOFF Head of Directorate E1 Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport | Mr Michael SCHMITZ Head of Executive Department German NSA - Eisenbahn-Bundesamt (EBA) |
Greek | To be appointed shortly | Ms Aikaterini FRAGOULOPOULOU Head of Railway Interoperability and Safety Department Hellenic Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport |
Hungary
| Mr László VESZPRÉMI Head of Railway Authority Department Ministry of Construction and Transport and Railway Authority Department | Ms Szilvia NAGY Railway coordination and EU matters Ministry of Construction and Transport and Railway Authority Department |
Ireland | Ms Caitriona KEENAHAN Head of Governance and Regulation Commission for Railway Regulation | Mr Brian HIGGISSON Commissionner Commission for Railway Regulation |
Italy | Mr Pier Raffaele CATENA Head of Division - Rail transport services - General Directorate for Railway Transport and Infrastructure Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport
| Ms Sara CAVALLO Official at the General Directorate for Railway Transport and Infrastructure Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport |
Latvia | Mr Patriks MARKĒVIČS Head of Rail division Ministry of Transport / Railway department | Ms Linda GAILITE Deputy Director, Head of Development Department The State Railway Technical Inspectorate (NSA Latvia) |
Lithuania | Ms Giedrė IVINSKIENE Head of International Cooperation and Sanctions Division Lithuanian Transport Safety Administration (LTSA) | Mr Justas RAŠOMAVIČIUS Deputy Director Lithuanian Transport Safety Administration (LTSA) |
Luxembourg | Mr André BISSEN Gestionnaire dirigeant Ministère de la Mobilité et des Travaux publics | Mr Claude MAHOWALD Directeur Administration des chemins de fer (ACF) |
Netherlands | Mr Hinne J.Y. GROOT Coordinator for international rail affairs Ministry of Infrastucture and Water management | Mr Krijn VAN HERWAARDEN Senior Advisor in international rail affairs ILT - Inspectie Leefomgeving en Transport (NSA NL) |
Norway | Mr Øystein RAVIK Deputy Director General Norwegian Railway Authority | Mr Erik Ø. REIERSØL-JOHNSEN Director General Norwegian Railway Authority |
Poland | Mr Ignacy GÓRA President Office of Rail Transport (NSA PL) | Mr Paweł RAFALSKI Director of the Office of the President (Office of Rail Transport) Office of Rail Transport (NSA PL) |
Portugal | Mr João CAETANO Presidente do Conseiho Diretivo Instituto da Mobilidade e dos Transportes | Ms Amélia AREIAS Head of National Safety Authority Department IMT |
Romania | Mr Petru BOGDAN Director Romanian Railway Safety Authority | Mr Mihai ROȘCA Head of the International Affairs, Communication and Public Relations Unit Romanian Railway Safety Authority |
Slovakia | Ms Andrea NEUSCHLOVÁ State Advisor Ministry of Transport of the Slovak Republic | Mr Matúš GÁLIK State Advisor Ministry of Transport of the Slovak Republic |
Slovenia | To be appointed shortly | |
Spain | Ms Paloma IRIBAS FORCAT Inspector of Works Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility | Ms Vanesa GARCIA LOZANO Deputy director Agencia Estatal de Seguridad Ferroviaria (AESF) |
Sweden | Mr Björn RENBERG Head of railway unit Swedish Transport Agency | Mr Enar LUNDGREN Senior adviser Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure |
European Commission
| Member | Alternate |
Ms Magda KOPCZYNSKA Director-General - DG MOVE European Commission Curriculum Vitae | Declaration of interests | Mr Kristian SCHMIDT Director of Directorate C "Land" - DG MOVE European Commission |
Ms Anne MONTAGNON Director Shared Services - DG MOVE/DG ENER European Commission | Mr Keir FITCH Head of Unit "Rail Safety and Interoperability" - DG MOVE European Commission |
Sector Representatives
| Sector | Member | Alternate |
Infrastructure Managers | Ms Monika HEIMING Executive Director of EIM (European Rail Infrastructure Managers) | Ms Marina POTAPIDOU Infrastructure Policy Adviser The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) |
| Railway Undertakings | Mr Alberto MAZZOLA Executive Director The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) Curriculum Vitae | Declaration of interests | Mr Conor FEIGHAN Secretary General Railway undertakings – The European Rail Freight Association (ERFA) |
Railway Industry | Mr Enno WIEBE Director General The European Rail Industry (UNIFE) Curriculum Vitae | Declaration of interests | Mr Francis PARMENTIER General Manager Railway industry - Association of the notified bodies in the rail sector (NB-Rail) |
Trade-union organisations | Mr Giorgio TUTI President European Transport Workers Federation - Railway section | Mr Alejandro MARTÍNEZ TRECEÑO The European Train Drivers’ Union (ALE) |
Rail Freight Customers | Mr Ralf-Charley SCHULTZE Chairman, Director General The International Union for Road-Rail Combined Transport (UIRR) | Mr Gilles PETERHANS Secretary General International Union of Wagon Keepers (UIP) |
Passenger | Ms Delphine GRANDSART Senior Researcher The European Passengers’ Federation (EPF) | Mr Josef SCHNEIDER Secretary and Board Member, Member of PRO BAHN e.V. The European Passengers’ Federation (EPF) |
European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
| Member | Alternate |
Mr Kadus BASIT Senior Legal Officer EFTA Surveillance Authority | Ms Lemonia TSAROUCHA Senior Legal Officer, Security Inspector EFTA Surveillance Authority |