On 15 February 2020, Mr Ioan Pintea took over the management of the National Railway Company CFR S.A., being appointed by the CFR Management Board of Directors as Acting General Director for a four-month term.

Mr Ioan Pintea will coordinate the activity of CFR S.A., the national company that manages and administers the public railway infrastructure, until the selection procedure for a full general director is completed in accordance with the provisions of Government Emergency Ordinance No. 109/2011 on the corporate governance of public enterprises.

With 30 years of experience in the railway field, Mr Ioan Pintea is an engineer by profession, a graduate of the Polytechnic Institute of Cluj-Napoca - Faculty of Railways, Roads and Bridges. Before taking over the new mandate of general director, he held the position of Director of the Regional Railway Branch Brașov.

In his capacity as General Director of CFR S.A., Mr Ioan Pintea has committed himself in the immediate future to the implementation of two important objectives, namely the prioritisation and acceleration of the programmes of modernisation of the railway infrastructure, as well as the promotion of other investment objectives with major impact in the development of the railway network.

(Source: CFR S.A.)