Finance professionals in Rail transportation
Sean O'Reilly and James Drury have both held finance director titles at Network Rail, and the rest of this rail transportation finance group works or worked at Union Pacific Railroad, Genesee & Wyoming Inc., CrossCountry Trains and MFD Rail, plus three at CAF INDIA, Siemens and Hitachi Rail. Useful when weighing track or fleet capital, building a train operator's budget or pricing a rail bid.
Professionals to explore
Abhishek Jain
LinkedInExperience: Finance Director · Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles - CAF INDIA
Abhishek Jain has been Finance Director at Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles - CAF INDIA since 2012, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Spanish CAF group. Alstom Grid roles were Management Controller Systems BU (2010–2012) and Project Financial Controller - Export Project (2008–2012), plus Project Financial Controller & ERP Controller at Nokia (2006–2008). Jain cites rolling stock among the sectors worked in, a fit for project finance on rolling stock contracts.
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Betsy Chestnut
LinkedInExperience: Former Director of Finance, Accounting, and Statutory Reporting · Hitachi Rail
At Hitachi Rail, Betsy Chestnut became Director of Finance, Accounting, and Statutory Reporting in 2024, after Global Corporate Controller at Industrial Scientific (2001–2024). Chestnut was also Accounting and HR Manager at Red Valve Company (1996–2001). Chestnut lists business planning, cash flow and global taxation, useful for statutory reporting questions at Hitachi Rail.
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Brad Herrboldt, CFA
LinkedInExperience: General Director-Corporate Finance Assistant Treasurer · Union Pacific Railroad
Brad Herrboldt, CFA has held five roles at Union Pacific Railroad: General Director-Corporate Finance Assistant Treasurer since 2024, General Director Loup Logistics Controller (2023–2024), Senior Director (2020–2023), Director (2017–2020) and Senior Analyst (2012–2017). The treasury and controller titles make Herrboldt a fit for questions on how a railroad funds capital spending.
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Caroline Robinson
LinkedInExperience: Director of Finance · Siemens
The US Passenger Rail business at Siemens Mobility (Mass Transit & Electrification segments) is what Caroline Robinson covers as Director of Finance at Siemens, a role held since 2023. Earlier Siemens roles were Head of Commercial Bid Management (2019–2023), Financial Controller (2017–2019) and Senior Financial Analyst (2016–2017). The bid management years make Robinson a strong pick for pricing and proposal questions on rail contracts.
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James Drury
LinkedInExperience: Former Regional Finance Director (Eastern) · Network Rail
Skanska's Finance Director since 2024, James Drury was Regional Finance Director (Eastern) at Network Rail (2023–2024); other Network Rail roles were Director of Finance & Business Planning (2020–2023), Head of Strategy - The Digital Railway (2016–2020) and Finance Director (Digital Railway) in 2015–2016. Drury mentions finance director roles in multi-billion pound infrastructure businesses, a fit for regional rail capital planning.
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Kate Willis
LinkedInExperience: Finance Director · CrossCountry Trains
Finance Director at CrossCountry Trains since 2026, Kate Willis was Head of Finance at Morgan Sindall Infrastructure (2023–2025) and, at National Grid, Senior Finance Business Partner for National Grid Electricity Transmission (2021–2023) and Regulatory Finance Business Partner (2017–2021). Willis describes finance work across transport, utilities, infrastructure and regulatory sectors, which suits questions on budgeting at CrossCountry Trains.
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Mitchell Grealey
LinkedInExperience: Head of Finance - Rail · Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
Mitchell Grealey was Head of Finance - Rail at Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (2024–2026) and Snr Finance Business Partner there (2023–2024), and has been Director of Finance - Commercial and Operations at Freightliner Ltd since 2026. Other roles include Snr Financial Controller - DHL E-commerce at DHL Supply Chain (2021–2023). Grealey names reporting, analysis and commercial account management for rail operations as core work.
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Sandy Moore
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Finance and Business Transformation · Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
Vice President Finance and Business Transformation has been Sandy Moore's title at Genesee & Wyoming Inc., a rail transportation company, since 2021. BGRS roles were Vice President, Corporate Accounting (2013–2020) and Director, Relocation Accounting (2012–2020), and Moore was also Senior Director of Finance at Stirling Energy Systems, Inc. (2010–2011). Moore suits questions on finance transformation at a rail transportation company.
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Sean O'Reilly
LinkedInExperience: Finance Director - Industry Finance · Network Rail
Sean O'Reilly is Finance Director - Industry Finance at Network Rail (since 2025), after Finance Director (2024–2025) and Director Business Planning and Analysis (2021–2024) at the Great British Railways Transition Team (GBRTT). Earlier Network Rail roles were Finance Director (2020–2021) and Head of Financial Reporting and Analysis (2017–2020). O'Reilly fits questions on whole-industry rail funding and planning.
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Sebastian Jonaitis
LinkedInExperience: Head of Accounting & Controlling · MFD Rail
Accounting for the MFD Rail group's three companies in Switzerland is what Sebastian Jonaitis describes building and managing as Head of Accounting & Controlling at MFD Rail, a post held since 2021. Rail roles also include Head of Financial Accounting Baar Accounting Services AAE Group at VTG Rail (2015–2017) and Financial Controller Leiter Rechnungswesen at AAE Ahaus Alstätter Eisenbahn AG (2010–2015). Jonaitis cites closings and consolidation under OR/IFRS.
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Choose the right perspective
For network and infrastructure funding, Sean O'Reilly and James Drury have the Network Rail finance director titles, and Kate Willis is now Finance Director at CrossCountry Trains. Brad Herrboldt, CFA, Mitchell Grealey and Sandy Moore cover railroad finance at Union Pacific Railroad and Genesee & Wyoming Inc. For bids and contracts at Siemens, CAF INDIA and Hitachi Rail, Caroline Robinson, Abhishek Jain and Betsy Chestnut are the better calls.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you decide between extending the life of an existing train fleet and buying new rolling stock, and which numbers settle it?
- 02How should a rail operator budget for track access charges, maintenance and service changes when ridership or freight volumes shift?
- 03When bidding on a rail contract, how do you price long delivery schedules and cost escalation into the offer?
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