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Posted on May 16, 2025
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Add as preferred source on GoogleAlstom's CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge will step down in 2027. The company has completed its deleveraging plan and integrated Bombardier's rail business.
(Reuters) -France's Alstom said on Friday that its CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge would not seek a fourth term and would step down at the end of his current mandate in 2027.
Poupart-Lafarge, who has led the train maker since 2016, will remain in his role until the 2027 annual general meeting and until a successor is appointed, the company said.
Its board of directors has launched a process to find a new CEO, it said in a statement.
Alstom, which had taken long to recover from its costly 2021 acquisition of Bombardier's rail business, declined to comment on the reasons behind the CEO's decision.
Alongside its full-year results publication on Wednesday, the group said it had fully executed its deleveraging plan and completed the integration of Bombardier's rail business.
Alstom's shares were up nearly 4% as of 0827 GMT.
(Reporting by Anna Peverieri in Gdansk, editing by Milla Nissi-Prussak)
The main topic is the announcement that Alstom CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge will step down in 2027, and the company's search for a successor.
Henri Poupart-Lafarge has decided not to seek another term, prompting the board to begin the search for a new CEO.
Alstom reported the completion of its deleveraging plan and the integration of Bombardier's rail business.
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