Hector Rail Group board of directors has recently been strengthened by the appointment of Alexander Hedderich, effective as of November 15th. Hedderich has more than 25 years of experience from senior roles in the rail and logistics industry, including serving as CEO of DB Schenker Rail during 2009-2015.
“I am pleased to welcome Alexander Hedderich to the board of directors. He has extensive experience from the industry and will be a great addition to the Hector Rail Group board” said Bo Lerenius, Chairman of the board of Hector Rail Group.
Mr. Lerenius continues: “Alexander will play an important role in the Group’s effort to drive growth in Continental Europe, which is a key step towards our vision of becoming the leading independent pan-European rail freight operator.”
About Hector Rail Group:
Founded in 2016 Hector Rail Group offers industry leading rail freight solutions in the UK, Scandinavia and Germany.
We service industrial customers, infrastructure managers and forwarding companies through our three subsidiaries GB Railfreight in the UK, Hector Rail AB in Scandinavia and Hector Rail Gmbh in Germany.
GB Railfreight was founded 1999 and Hector Rail in 2004. In 2014, EQT Infrastructure II acquired Hector Rail and in 2016 GB Railfreight was acquired, this was also the start of the Hector Rail Group.
Hector Rail Group currently employs more than 900 people and we have an annual turnover of more than 250 million Euro. The historical growth rate has exceeded 10% per year and our ambition is to become the leading independent European rail freight provider.
For more information:
Please contact Bo Lerenius, Chairman of the Board of Directors, +46 72 586 33 00
For further information about the business, please visit www.hectorrail.com or www.gbrailfreight.com
