Alstom announced the appointments of three Senior Vice Presidents, all of whom will join the Executive Committee. Müslüm Yakisan has been appointed Senior Vice-President for Middle-East & Africa, reporting to Henri Poupart-Lafarge, the company Chairman & CEO. Müslüm was previously Vice President and head of the Siemens Mobility reorganization programme and Global Head of Portfolio Unit Commuter, Regional trains and Passenger Coaches for Siemens Mobility. Benjamin Fitoussi has been appointed Senior Vice President Operations, reporting to Henri Poupart-Lafarge. Benjamin was most recently Chief Operating Officer and Senior Executive Vice President for the General Market in Europe and North America for Nexans. Thierry Best has been appointed Chief Commercial Officer of the company, reporting to Henri Poupart-Lafarge. In this role, Thierry will be in charge of all transverse commercial activities, as well as coordinating commercial strategy and business development. He had been Chief Operating Officer since 2014.