With vision and mutual understanding:
our management team
Human. Competent. Innovative. Our Management Team in Focus.
Our quattron management board draws on a refreshing mix of experience, drive, technological affinity, management expertise and leadership qualities. The values embodied by the management – professionalism, a solution-oriented approach and an understanding of client needs – also characterize the entire quattron family. After all, people are just as important as the business.
Dr.-Ing. Albrecht Achilles
- PhD in railway and business administration at the Technical University of Braunschweig. The thesis examines digital migration in the railway sector, using ETCS as a case study.
- His broad technical expertise is based on many years’ experience as a technical consultant for control and signalling technology, working with both operators and manufacturers.
- His core areas of expertise lie in the technologies of the European Train Control System (ETCS), Automatic Train Operation (ATO), Traffic Management System (TMS) and the Signalling Controlled Warning System (SCWS, track condition warning systems) – covering the entire process from design and operational coordination, through specification and integration, to commissioning.
- Partner, member of management board business unit “quattron engineering”
Frieder Bautz
- Degree in Civil and Transport Engineering
- More than 30 years of experience in the project management of large, complex infrastructure projects, project control, and construction management
- Over 20 years of experience as interim project manager responsible for very large roll-out projects in the telecommunications and infrastructure sector
- Specializes in technologies (e.g. ETCS, GSM, TETRA), tenders, contract awarding, planning approval and construction law, contract and supplier management of complex projects for public and private clients
- Lecturer at the Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences
- Partner, member of the management board of business unit „quattron project“
Andreas Busemann
- Degree in aerospace engineering, aeronautics and astronautics Exec MBA, module 1
- More than 30 years of experience in the railway industry
- Among other things, Co-CEO and Chief Revenue Officer of Konux and CEO of Vossloh AG
- Experience in board and management positions at several group companies of Deutsche Bahn AG
- Former CEO of the Siemens Rail Automation division
- Comprehensive industry knowledge in the railway sector with extensive experience in growth
- Partner, member of the quattron executive board and responsible for Business Development Rail
Dr. Thorsten Büker
- Doctorate from RWTH Aachen University, degree in civil engineering
- Networking and project experience from 14 countries
- Holistic understanding of systems with a focus on infrastructure – rail operations – technology
- Partner and member of the Executive Board, member of the management team of business unit ‘quattron transformation’ and responsible for knowledge management and AI
Dr. Silvio Döring
- Doctorate with honors from the University of Vienna, law studies
- More than 25 years of experience in international top management consulting
- Management of railway infrastructure and safety-related telecommunications projects
- Specializes in strategy development, process and organizational consulting, corporate finance, procurement and supplier management as well as project management including strategic communication at all political and social levels
- Founder (2002) and partner of quattron as well as managing director of quattron holding with focus on strategic business development and M&A
Marc Hesse
- Graduate Engineer in Architecture
- Architect for 10 years and responsible for the planning and implementation of revitalization projects and since 2005 senior consultant focusing in contract management as well as major project management and process optimization
- Project manager for the Digital BOS Tunnel Radio programme (dBOS) for DB InfraGO AG
- Project management of the “Design Integrated Console” (DIB) project for DB Netz AG, which involves the operation LST, Dispo, MAS and TK via a standardized interface
- Project manager for the roll-out of BOS digital radio in Bavaria
- Partner, member of the management board of business unit „quattron project” and responsible for marketing
David Janecek
- Degree in Computer Science
- Software architecture and development, interfaces and data flows
- Railway operations research with training for international clients to ensure understanding of user requirements
- Partner, member of the management team of business unit ‘quattron informatics’ and responsible for quality management, data protection and ESG
Steffen Jurtz
- His excellent reputation within the rail industry as a proven expert in the field of signalling and safety technology is underpinned by over 25 years’ professional experience as a project manager and consultant on flagship signalling and safety projects for leading rail operators and industry clients, both nationally and internationally.
- Extensive cross-disciplinary system knowledge within the railway sector
- Expert in the planning and tendering of signalling and safety systems (LST) and ETCS
- Experienced in implementation projects with railway operators and industrial clients at national and international level
- Partner at quattron GmbH
Philipp Kleinpaß
- Master of Science in Business Administration
- More than 10 years of experience in top management consulting
- Industry focus on railway infrastructure companies and contracting authorities
- Focusing on the strategic question of procedural and organizational requirements for the technology and asset management of infrastructure operators
- Responsible for post-merger integration
- Partner, member of management board of business unit „quattron transformation“ and responsible for clients and projects in Switzerland
Jörg Köhnen
- Over 25 years’ professional experience
- Partner and Head of the Train Control/ERTMS division
- Extensive experience as a project manager
- In his role as project manager, he oversaw, amongst other things, ÖBB’s ETCS projects throughout their entire lifecycle – from the concept phase, specification and tendering through to testing, system integration and commissioning.
- Excellent technical expertise in ETCS and knowledge of system interfaces
Dr. Alexander Kuckelberg
- Doctorate in Natural Sciences from RWTH Aachen University, degree in computer science
- Diverse interdisciplinary and wide-ranging project experience in different countries
- Specializes in IT systems, process and data flows, railway operations, CCS technology and operations management
- Partner, member of management board of business unit „quattron informatics“
Dr. Michael Leining
- As a driving force behind the digitalisation of the rail sector, he maintains close links with thought leaders, decision-makers and committees within the industry, advising rail and infrastructure operators on technology and transformation projects at national and international level
- Lecturer in digital control and safety technology at the Technical Universities of Munich and Singapore Partner, member of the quattron management board
Jörg Liesche
- With over 30 years’ professional experience on the manufacturer’s side and as a consultant, he possesses comprehensive operational and technical expertise – particularly in the field of ETCS and its interfaces with adjacent systems
- In-depth expertise in ETCS and system interfaces
- Extensive operational experience in the application of the TSIs
- Extensive process knowledge regarding the application of CENELEC standards
- In-depth knowledge of all current activities and developments at EU level
- Partner and Principal Consultant
Bernd Neidert
- Degree in Business Administration
- 30 years of experience in leading positions in the rail sector as well as in energy grid expansion projects
- Specializes in the areas of corporate management, program and project management, purchasing and procurement management, structuring and management of major programs and projects
- Extensive experience in developing procurement strategies, conducting reorganizations and managing major projects
- Partner, member of management board of business unit „quattron project“
Anthony Reichey
- Master of Business Administration from Lund University in Sweden
- Extensive expertise in finance, management accounting and risk management
- Experienced in managing growth-oriented corporate structures and in optimising business processes and financial organisations
- Specialises in digital transformation, process automation and sustainable business development
- Partner
Rene Ritzberger
- MBA in General Management, degree in Automation Engineering
- More than 20 years of experience in consulting with a focus on project controlling as well as program and project management
- Extensive experience in cross-industry projects, especially in the areas of ICT and mobile communications
- Specializes in start-up projects, contract and supplier management, management of complex agile nationwide roll-out projects, as well as location acquisition and property management
- Partner, member of management board of business unit ‘quattron transformation’ and responsible for IT at quattron
Robert Schätzle
- European Master of Business Science, degree in Business Administration
- More than 20 years of experience in international IT/telecommunications and top management consulting
- Specializes in corporate finance, investment planning/profitability calculations, (re-)organization and business process optimization
- Structuring and management of large CCS/telecommunications/IT programs and projects
- Technical and organizational development of a project to equip Corridor A with ETCS in 2013 and management of the overall project as interim managing director on behalf of DB Netz AG from the start of 2015 to mid-2016
- Partner, member of the executive board, member of the management team of business unit ‘quattron transformnation’ and responsible for CRM
Marc Sichter
- Graduate Engineer (Dipl.-Ing.) in Structural Engineering and Construction Management/Construction Economics from the Technical University of Berlin
- Over 25 years’ experience in the construction and rail sectors
- Various management roles at Deutsche Bahn
- Specialising in construction project management, construction and public procurement law, procurement and procurement strategies, as well as the rail system and railway technology
- Extensive international experience in developing suppliers for the German market
- Partner and member of the management team of business unit ‘quattron project’
Johannes Stöcklein
- Degree in Business Administration
- More than 10 years of experience in accounting advisory services, financial due diligence and audit
- Previous experience as an auditor with a ‘Big Four’ auditing company
- Accompaniment of numerous international M&A projects
- Extensive experience in GAAP conversions (IFRS, HGB, US GAAP, PRC GAAP), carve-out financial statements and closing accounts, accounting related due diligence, financial statement preparation support, IFRS audit support
- Partner at quattron, and member of the quattron executive board and Chief Financial Officer of quattron GmbH and quattron holding GmbH
Josef Zeller
- Holds degrees in Civil Engineering and Industrial Engineering
- Over 35 years of experience as a project manager in large infrastructure projects with a focus on civil engineering, U-Bahn construction
- Specializes in the management of planning and implementation of control, command and signaling technology and high-speed lines with a slab track
- Member of the Bavarian Chamber of Civil Engineers
- Registered as a consulting engineer and authorized to submit building documents in accordance with the Bavarian Building Code
- Partner and member of the management team of business unit ‘quattron project’
