Structure and governance
The UNIFE Presiding Board is the highest UNIFE committee and manages the association
The Presiding Board takes any measures or actions required for the achievement of the mission and objectives of UNIFE and its general policy:
- It creates committees and working groups handling issues of common interest to the members.
- The Presiding Board compiles member inquiries and directs the creation of proposals and documents to answer them, including the “Annual Report” to be submitted annually to the General Assembly.
- This body submits for ratification by the General Assembly, the admission of new members.
- It decides on any matter that has not been placed under the purview of the General Assembly by UNIFE statutes.
Composition
UNIFE’s Presiding Board members are elected by the General Assembly for a three year term.
The Presiding Board is chaired by the Chair of the Association, elected for three years – non-renewable.

Michael Peter
CEO, Siemens Mobility
Henri Poupart-Lafarge
CEO, Alstom
Javier Martínez Ojinaga
CEO, CAF Group
Pascal Schweitzer
CEO, Faiveley Transport
Roger Dirksmeier
Managing Director, FOGTEC (representing the UNIFE SME Committee)
Giuseppe Marino
CEO, Hitachi Rail Group
Nicolas Lange
Member of the Executive Board and Responsible for the Rail Vehicle Systems division, Knorr-Bremse AG, Knorr-Bremse AG
Augusto Mensi
CEO, Lucchini RS