GRAMPET Group announces changes in Train Hungary's management team following the dismissal of CEO Călin Grațian

GRAMPET Group, the largest private railway holding with Romanian ownership in Central and South-Eastern Europe, announces changes in the management team of Train Hungary, company which operates in countries such as Hungary, Croatia, and Slovenia.

Train Hungary's shareholders decided to end their collaboration with Schubert Gyongyi, who held the position of Commercial Director, and Beres Barna, Operations Director, starting from June 2024, due to acts of unfair competition that have harmed GRAMPET.

This decision comes after the dismissal of Călin Grațian, who held the positions of Vice President of GRAMPET Group and CEO of Train Hungary. Călin Grațian was dismissed due to his involvement in attracting Russian investors from Transmasholding company in discussions regarding the acquisition of Popeci Utilaj Greu, thus creating unfair competition for the GRAMPET Group.

"Ensuring ethical and high-performance leadership has been a priority for GRAMPET Group for 25 years since we have been active in the the rail freight transport industry. I believe that a management team focused on achieving our strategic goals is the recipe for the success of GRAMPET Group, which is currently the largest group of private railway companies with Romanian ownership in Central and South-Eastern Europe, operating in 10 countries – Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Republic of Moldova, Germany, Austria, Croatia, Serbia, Greece, Slovenia. Our mission is to maintain our leadership position, and the recent changes will help us keep our promise to partners and customers to offer them an integrated experience at the highest level of competence in all the countries where we present." – Gruia Stoica, President of GRAMPET Group.

The holding's management will address the competent institutions to identify the nature of the activities carried out by Schubert Gyongyi and Beres Barna, together with former CEO Călin Grațian.

Train Hungary was founded in 2005, in Debrecen, and currently has its headquarters in Budapest. Subsequently, the company expanded its activities to Croatia and Slovenia, offering a complete range of rail freight transport services.