Piers WoodCountry Managing Director, Ireland Alstom

Piers joined Alstom in 1997 initially working in the UK before spending a number of years in France and Germany involved in various European rolling stock supply projects either in a business development or project management capacity.  In 2003 he returned to the UK working for Siemens Transportation Systems before re-joining Alstom in 2008. Since then he has held a number of senior roles including international assignments in the rolling stock and services business.

In his current role as Country Managing Director Ireland he is responsible for managing and developing Alstom’s railway business portfolio, including the DART replacement fleet programme for Irish Rail.