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Maximilian Eichhorn, CEO, Nexxiot (left) and Renee Moilanen, incoming Director of Environmental Planning, Port of Long Beach. (Photographs Courtesy of Nexxiot and POLB, respectively)
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People News: Nexxiot, POLB

Zurich, Switzerland-based Nexxiot appoints Maximilian Eichhorn as CEO, succeeding Stefan Kalmund. Also, Renee Moilanen will rejoin Port of Long Beach, Calif., (POLB) as Director of Environmental Planning, effective July 15.

Nexxiot and Knorr-Bremse Globehopper LINK (PRNewsfoto/Nexxiot)

Supply Side: Alstom, Nexxiot/Knorr-Bremse

Alstom is among the founding partners of McGill University’s new Sustainable Growth Initiative (SGI). Also, Knorr-Bremse is a now customer of and strategic investor in Swiss firm Nexxiot.

KBC Adds Moore, Simms to Leadership Team

Diane Moore and Kevin Simms have been appointed Senior Director-Human Resources and Vice President-Sales and Marketing, respectively, at Knorr Brake Co. (KBC), a brake, door and HVAC system manufacturer for the rail transit industry.

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KBC Wins Stadler MARTA Railcar Subcontract

Knorr Brake Company LLC (KBC), the U.S. passenger rail subsidiary of Knorr-Bremse, has secured a subcontract with Stadler US Inc. to supply braking systems for 254 railcars (127 two-car sets) Stadler is building for MARTA (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority). Exact contract terms were undisclosed; KBC said the amount is a “lower-double-digit million-euro sum.”