Nicolas Perrin
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Nicolas Perrin is CEO of SBB Cargo
since January 2008.
Nicolas Perrin studied at ETH Zurich
, Dept. II for Construction Engineering, where he gained a diploma. He is married and lives in Schaffhausen
, Switzerland.
Nicolas Perrin has been working at SBB-CFF-FFS
since 1987. In the early 1990s, he worked as personal assistant to the President of the Executive Board before spending five years as Vice President of Service Planning for the Rail 2000 project. From 1999, Perrin served as acting deputy to the CEO of SBB Cargo. He began as Head of Production for the division, before moving on to manage SBB Cargo’s International business area.
In summer 2007, Perrin became interim CEO of SBB Cargo following the departure of Daniel Nordmann
. In December 2007, the SBB AG Board of Directors appointed him as the new CEO of SBB Cargo and member of the Management Board of SBB AG. His activities focus primarily on the sustainable and targeted redevelopment of SBB Cargo.
SBB Cargo
SBB Cargo is a subsidiary of Swiss Federal Railways specialising in railfreight. Swiss Federal Railways is a former state-owned company that was transformed in 1999 into a joint-stock company under special legislation and divided up into three independent divisions: Passenger Traffic, Freight and...
since January 2008.
Nicolas Perrin studied at ETH Zurich
ETH Zurich
The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich or ETH Zürich is an engineering, science, technology, mathematics and management university in the City of Zurich, Switzerland....
, Dept. II for Construction Engineering, where he gained a diploma. He is married and lives in Schaffhausen
Schaffhausen
Schaffhausen is a city in northern Switzerland and the capital of the canton of the same name; it has an estimated population of 34,587 ....
, Switzerland.
Nicolas Perrin has been working at SBB-CFF-FFS
SBB-CFF-FFS
Swiss Federal Railways and SFR are not in official use) is the national railway company of Switzerland headquartered in Bern. Formerly a government institution, it is since 1999 a special stock corporation with all shares held by the Swiss Confederation or the Swiss cantons...
since 1987. In the early 1990s, he worked as personal assistant to the President of the Executive Board before spending five years as Vice President of Service Planning for the Rail 2000 project. From 1999, Perrin served as acting deputy to the CEO of SBB Cargo. He began as Head of Production for the division, before moving on to manage SBB Cargo’s International business area.
In summer 2007, Perrin became interim CEO of SBB Cargo following the departure of Daniel Nordmann
Daniel Nordmann
Daniel Nordmann was CEO of SBB Cargo until August 2007.Daniel Nordmann has a degree in psychology from the Zurich College of Applied Psychology and an executive MBA in Logistics Management from the University of St. Gallen. Nordmann joined Swiss Federal Railways SBB in 1998, initially as Head of...
. In December 2007, the SBB AG Board of Directors appointed him as the new CEO of SBB Cargo and member of the Management Board of SBB AG. His activities focus primarily on the sustainable and targeted redevelopment of SBB Cargo.