Fernando joined Alpha Trains in January 2001 as Engineering Manager of the Locomotives Division. In 2004, he was promoted to Engineering Manager Strategic Projects.

Fernando was transferred to Spain as Country Representative for Spain and Portugal in April 2007. In August 2010 he took over the position of Engineering Director of the Locomotives Division based in Antwerp, before being promoted to Managing Director in October 2012.

Fernando has been appointed as CEO with effect from 5 July 2023.

Before he started his career with Alpha Trains, Fernando held the position of project manager at Alstom.

In February 2016, Bernhard Holzer started his career at Alpha Trains as Head of Group Investment Funding and was promoted to Group Investment Funding Director in July 2019. In September 2023, he was appointed Managing Director of Alpha Trains Europa GmbH and Head of the Passenger Division.

After obtaining his international university degrees, Bernhard held senior positions in Germany and Spain in the banking & finance sector, including HSH Nordbank, WestLB, BDO und KPMG, with the main focus on corporate finance and equity investments.

Vincent joined Alpha Trains in 2018. Before he took over responsibility for Alpha Trains’ activities in the French market, he was Head of Sales at Bombardier Transport in France. In December 2023, he was appointed Managing Director of the Alpha Trains Locomotives Division. His previous positions include Bid & Project Management and Sales positions for Siemens Mobility and Thales. 

Vincent has graduated from Ecole Polytechnique and holds a Master degree from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Iris joined Alpha Trains in July 2024 as our Chief Financial Officer.

She brings extensive experience from her previous roles at AIXTRON SE, a leading provider of deposition equipment to the semiconductor industry, where she held positions including Director of Finance Group & Vice President of Finance.

Iris holds a Master"s degree in Business Administration from Aachen University of Applied Sciences

Stéphane became Alpha Trains’ Chief Support Officer in February 2025.

With over 20 years of experience within the financial sector, he has held key roles such as Head of HR at KPMG Luxembourg, HR Director at Intertrust Luxembourg and HR Director at TMF Luxembourg.

He holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration & Management from Johns Hopkins Carey Business School.

Andy Naehrig joined Alpha Trains in October 2015 as Group Accountant to set up the Group Accounting function. In 2018, the department was enhanced, and Andy was promoted to Head of Group Accounting. With his promotion to Head of Statutory Reporting & Consolidation in November 2020, he took on additional responsibility for the Group"s financial statements. He was appointed Director Financial Reporting & Analysis in 2023.

Before joining Alpha Trains, Andy Naehrig was an audit manager at Ernst & Young. He holds a degree in economics from the Ruhr University in Bochum.

Stephan joined Alpha Trains in 2017 as Commercial Manager for the Locomotives Division. In 2018 he was promoted to Regional Commercial Manager for the Central-Northern region. In 2024 he was appointed Commercial Director for the Passenger Division.

Prior to joining Alpha Trains, Stephan held various positions at DREBERIS GmbH in Dresden, an international strategy and management consulting firm.

Stephan holds a degree in International Relations from the Dresden University of Technology (TUD).

Guus joined Alpha Trains in 2014 as Commercial Manager for the French and Italian market. He became Regional Manager for Central Northern Europe in 2016 followed by a promotion to Commercial Director for the Locomotives division in 2018.

Prior to joining Alpha Trains, he worked as Commercial Manager for ING Wholesale Banking and Credit & Structured Finance Officer for Bank Degroof, accompanying family business owners and medium sized companies in their financial growth.

Guus holds a Master degree in Commercial Engineering from the University of Antwerp.

Jörg came to Alpha Trains in January 2004 as Fleet Engineer; he got promoted to Engineering Manager in March 2009 and again in March 2012 to Engineering Director.

Prior to this Jörg worked for Bombardier in Aachen as a Project Manager and Service Engineer for Diesel-Multiple-Units.

Peter joined Alpha Trains in March 2008 . He started as Project Manager at Angel Trains in London. After 2 years, he moved to Antwerp, where he took a position as Project Manager in the Service & Procurement Department. In July 2010, Peter was promoted to Head of Service and Procurement.

Effective from 1st of October 2013, Peter was appointed Engineering Director for Alpha Trains Locomotives.

Before Alpha Trains he worked for Plasser & Theurer in Madrid as Procurement & Quality Manager for track maintenance machines.

Hedwige joined Alpha Trains in February 2002 as Contract Manager. In 2003 she changed to the legal department as Legal Counsel and was promoted to Senior Legal Counsel in July of the same year. In January 2007 she became Legal Director followed by a promotion to Legal and Operations Director in 2008. Prior to joining Alpha Trains Hedwige worked as a Legal Counsel for different law firms.

Werner joined Alpha Trains in 2016 as Project Manager for the Locomotives Division. In 2019 he was promoted to Head of Heavy Maintenance. With effect from 1 September 2024, Werner was appointed Operations Director.

Prior to joining Alpha Trains, Werner worked in various technical coordination positions at Volkswagen Brussels, as production manager at brickworks Floren & Cie NV and as team leader in assembly, coating and testing in the process engineering department of the Airtec division at Atlas Copco Airpower NV.  

Werner holds a Master of Science (MSc.) and a Master of Industrial Sciences Electromechanics Option Robotics from the KdG University in Antwerp.