September 13, 2022

• New office in Poznań to support business in the important Polish market
• Experienced rail executive Robert Nowakowski to head the new legal entity starting October

Poznań/Munich, 13 September 2022 – RAILPOOL, one of Europe’s leading rail vehicle leasing companies, will open a new subsidiary in Poznań, Poland, effective 1 October 2022. The new legal entity will be headed by Robert Nowakowski, who will also join RAILPOOL on 1 October 2022.

RAILPOOL has been present at the Polish market since 2009.

Torsten Lehnert, CEO of RAILPOOL, says: “The foundation of a RAILPOOL subsidiary in Poland is a logical continuation of our considerable activities in this market, one of the biggest and most important rail markets in Europe. I am very pleased to have Robert Nowakowski on board with us to lead the local business starting in October. He is a seasoned rail executive who knows very well the Polish market and I am convinced that his extensive experience paired with RAILPOOL’s competence for full-service lease and our modern rolling stock will be of great benefit for our local customers and business partners.”

Robert Nowakowski has more than 20 years of executive experience in the rail sector including more than eleven years at DB Cargo Polska, where he served as a Member of the Board for the last five years.

Robert Nowakowski says: “I am delighted to join RAILPOOL in October to take their operations in Poland to the next level. I am myself strongly rooted in the local – and challenging – rail cargo market. Based on Railpool’s great success in Poland and in line with their ongoing expansion in Eastern Europe I am very much looking forward to helping them pave the way to meet the increasing local demand for powerful and reliable traction services.”

About RAILPOOL

RAILPOOL is one of the leading rail vehicle rental companies with genuine expertise in full service from a single source. The company was founded in Munich in 2008 and is now active in 19 European countries.

With more than 600 electric and hybrid locomotives and 148 passenger vehicles (with an investment of 2.6 billion euros), RAILPOOL is one of the largest providers in Europe. The RAILPOOL fleet covers 85,000,000 kilometers every year and makes an important contribution to the modal shift to rail. RAILPOOL has six workshops of its own and a warehouse with more than 4,000 different spare parts and components.

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