Alstom on Sept. 3, 2014 said Jerome Wallut has been appointed President of Alstom Transportation Inc. and Senior Vice-President of Alstom's North American rail transportation business.
"In this new role, [Wallut] will lead strategy, business development, customer relations, sales and project execution in the region. He will be in charge of over 1,500 employees throughout the continent, Alstom said.
Wallut joined Alstom Transport in 2000, and was Managing Director of Alstom Transport France from 2010 to 2014, where he managed high speed rail, light rail ("tramway"), rapid transit, signaling, and services contracts and led the "next generation" HSR trains project in collaboration with the French government.
"Alstom's businesses in the U.S. and Canada including the century old Hornell, N.Y., manufacturing plant have continuously served the U.S. and Canadian rail industry for more than 100 years, and we look forward to pursuing collaborating with our customers to provide them the next generation of rail transportation solutions tailored to their needs," Wallut said in a statement.