Luigi Legnani is the new president of FerCargo



Wednesday the assembly of FerCargo has elected unanimously Luigi Legnani which new president of the association, that it represents the railway enterprises independent of group FSI that operate in the field of the transport goods. Legnani has matured a long experience in the railway field: after a short period in Railroads of the State, in 1976 it has entered in Railroads Nord Milan (FNM); from 1981 and in the next years always greater responsibility in the within of the group has covered assignments and, in September 2001, as in charge of the project cargo, have coordinated the start of the service goods with the effettuazione of the first freight train in liberalization regime. In the 2005 Legnani he has become operating director of Railroads Nord Milan Exercise and only administrator of the societies Railroads Nord Milan Transports, Railroads North Cargo and Railroads Nord Milan Engineering. In 2006 of FNM and aelegato administrator of FERROVIENORD is named assistant general manager. This last assignment is carried out until 2008, year in which has become managing director of LeNORD, society that has managed until May 2011 carrying it to the bestowal for the birth of Trenord of which he has been managing director from on December 28, 2012 on September 30, 2014. From July 2014 to August 2015 it has covered the charge of general manager of FNM Spa.

The assembly of FerCargo has turned moreover a thanks to Giancarlo Laguzzi, outgoing president upon maturity of its second term, for the acts carried out with dedication in these years and for the remarkable reached results. Between the numerous challenges that have seen FerCargo protagonist, the association has remembered the main actions that have characterized the policies of the "cure of the iron": the start of the reduction in price toll and the delay of the same one, the Ferrobonus, the participations in favor of the last railway mile, the review of the costs of the railway toll with positive impact on all the system, the standard of European train and all the adaptations to the infrastructure partially started. The association has evidenced moreover that currently the market share of the adherent enterprises to FerCargo has reached about 50% on the national data and 65% on the international data.

Manifestations of appreciation for the job carried out from outgoing president Laguzzi are expressed also by the presidents of FerCargo Rotabili (Alberto Lacchini) and FerCargo Maneuver (Antonio Tieri) that they have welcomed to President Legnani. Also the president of Confetra, Guido Nicolini, has express warm wishes to Legnani: "Confetra, always with great determination - it has emphasized - will continue to beat itself so that the "cure of the iron" strengthens the perspectives of increase of the rail shipment goods. To Giancarlo Laguzzi the appreciation of the entire confederal system for the precious contribution goes that it has known to offer to us in these years".