Kohl Takes the Helm at the Freight Railway

In anticipation of the start of in-house production, Frachtbahn Traktion GmbH has restructured its management: Shareholder Reinhard Bamberger is moving from operational management to the supervisory board; Ulrich Puz (formerly of SCHIG) has been managing director since May, and Volker Kohl (47) will take over in June. Among other roles, Kohl served as an authorized signatory and operations manager at TX Logistik Austria starting in September 2007, and as managing director of Lokomotion Austria GmbH from October 2014 through spring 2020, where he was succeeded by Stefan Jarosch.

Dr. Stefan Jarosch
Head of Finance & Controlling

Kohl does, after all, have operational experience that neither Puz nor Kazalek have. Frachtbahn already operates some services under MMV and Cargoserv, which is probably why the MMV photo is in the ÖVZ.

Freight Railway Names New CEO

At Frachtbahn GmbH, a sister company of Westbahn Management GmbH, Ulrich Puz has been appointed managing director and will serve in this capacity alongside Florian Kazalek, who has held this position previously. The previous managing director, Reinhard Bamberger, is moving to the advisory board. Puz most recently served as managing director at Schieneninfrastruktur Dienstleistungsgesellschaft (SCHIG) for ten years. (er)

Puz through March 2020; contract expiring