Leadership Team

Guillaume Marbach is Chief Executive Officer of ONxpress Transportation Partners (ONxpress). With more than 20 years of experience in the railway industry and the public sector, Guillaume brings his strong expertise and in-depth knowledge to ensure the completion and execution of the Development Phase of the On-Corridor Works Project. Prior to joining ONxpress in 2022, Guillaume held several leadership positions within the railway industry in France. A graduate from École Polytechnique and École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, Guillaume started his career at the French Ministry of Equipment and Transport. He joined SNCF in 2007 to run two maintenance and engineering facilities. In 2012, he became General Manager of Fer de France, the national rail industry trade association. In 2018, he was appointed Senior Vice President at SNFC Réseau. During his 4 year tenure, he was leading a division of more than 12,000 employees in charge of operating, maintaining and developing the mass transit network in Paris and Île-de-France.

Michael Lawrence is Chief Financial and Administration Officer of ONxpress Transportation Partners (ONxpress), responsible for developing, implementing and coordinating financial processes across the consortium. With a background in audit and international financial and industrial services, Michael brings extensive experience to the On-Corridor Works Project. Michael has worked more than 20 years as Chief Financial Officer across financial services, energy, pharmaceuticals and transport and logistics in the United-Kingdom, Hong Kong and France. He started his career with KPMG in New York and London. From 2008 to 2013, Michael served in a range of roles with DB Carbo, Deutsche Bahn's European freight activity including the successful turn-around of the French subsidiary. Prior to join ONxpress, Michael was associated with DB International Operations as Chief Corporate Services Officer at Etihad Rail DB which operated and maintained the UAE National Railway in Abu Dhabi.

Jürgen Bodtländer is Chief Information Officer of ONxpress Transportation Partners (ONxpress), responsible for the alignment of all IT related strategies, creating and establishing a joint Technology Roadmap, a Technology Implementation Plan and an overall systems architecture and IT organization enabling fast and efficient development of the systems integration with continuous deployments and incremental improvements. He is also Head of IT for ONxpress Operations. Jürgen is a seasoned business IT executive with more than 20 years of senior project management, IT strategy and integration experience. From 2001 to 2022, Jurgen held several senior leadership positions within DB Systel GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsch Bahn, shaping successful digitalization across the group. He has a proven track record for defining and creating entire IT portfolio’s, innovation and business planning strategic enhancement of the business activities. Jurgen is a graduate of Universität der Bundeswehr München.

Charles-André is Chief Commercial Officer of ONxpress Transportation Partners (ONxpress). In his role, he is responsible for managing and coordinating all commercial related matters including procurement across the consortium. He is also in charge of risk management. Charles-André is a seasoned finance and commercial executive. He has strategic vision, negotiation skills, entrepreneurial approach, and collaborative leadership with more than 25 years of experience in Infrastructure Finance, M&A, Corporate Finance and Commercial Management. Charles-André worked several years in the aviation and aerospace industry, for both local and international projects. Prior to join ONxpress in 2022, Charles-André was M&A Director for Alstom in Canada.

Ignacio Gutiérrez Rodríguez is Chief Integration Officer of ONxpress Transportation Partners (ONxpress), responsible for coordinating the segments Design & Build, Engineering, Operations & Maintenance Fleet into an integrated solution with a best-for-project approach for our customer during the Development Phase, as well as chairing the interfaces committees in place and member of the ONxpress Leadership Committee. Ignacio is a business executive and Senior Construction Project Director with over 20 years of experience all aspects of operations management, project management, and construction. From 2015 to 2022, Ignacio held leadership roles in the Riyadh Metro Project in Saudi Arabia, from Construction Joint Venture Project Manager to Project Director and Country Manager. He has a proven track record in country operations and leading large-scale public works projects including highways, subways, bridges and ports. Ignacio was Executive Vice President of FCC Canada from 2012 to 2015. Prior to working in Canada, he led several major constructions’ projects in Spain.

Georgina Scott is Chief Human Resources Officer of ONxpress Transportation Partners Inc. (ONxpress), responsible for developing, implementing, and executing HR strategies that align with the organization’s goals and objectives. The HR team is engaged in hiring top talent, supporting colleagues’ career development, and striving to make ONxpress a diverse, inclusive, and engaging work environment. As a seasoned HR and business leader, Georgina has more than 25 years of leading an assortment of HR functions, within a variety of global multinational organizations along with running her own HR consultancy. Georgina has become known as a dynamic, authentic, collaborative leader with deep expertise in helping organizations and their leaders transform and build high preforming cultures through proactive, agile people strategies and creating a best-in-class employee experience. Georgina fosters a ‘one team approach’ that fuels innovation, curiosity, and synergy. Georgina has enjoyed her time mentoring HR professionals and women returning to the workforce after a career hiatus.

Amanda Bromley is Director of Permits, Licenses, Approvals and Agreements at ONxpress Transportation Partners (ONxpress). In her capacity, she is responsible for liaising and engaging with local, provincial and federal authorities, related to permit delivery and compliance in order to meet regulatory requirements associated with project scope. Amanda has more than 10 years of experience in permitting and compliance in the transportation infrastructure development space, specializing in transit megaprojects with a high degree of public exposure. Her early career began in environmental research and consulting and has evolved to include all facets of regulatory stakeholder management. Prior to joining ONxpress, Amanda managed environment approvals and the handover of municipal assets for the Eglinton Crosstown Project. She also held the role of Environmental Engineering Specialist for the Ottawa Confederation Line Project. Amanda graduated in Environmental Engineering and is a member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario.

Zoubir Dahhak is Quality Director of ONxpress Transportation Partners (ONxpress), responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining the Quality Management System, preparing audit plans and coordination with respective stakeholders as well as ensuring that relevant Quality Documentation is deployed. With more than 18 years of experience, Zoubir is a seasoned professional in Quality and Project Management. He started his career in the automotive industry in France within Nissan. In 2011, Zoubir joined Alstom and had the opportunity to work in France, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Canada. Zoubir was Supplier Quality Director for the Middle East and Africa region, supporting Alstom Systems & Infrastructure and Trains projects in Algeria, Turkey, KSA, UAE, Qatar, Kazakhstan and South-Africa. Zoubir was also member of the Alstom Performance System team supporting sites maturity and performance through LEAN principles. Zoubir holds a Master degree of Mechanical Engineering from the École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers and is Black-Belt and CMQ/OE certified.

Gabriela Moreno is Environmental Director of ONxpress Transportation Partners (ONxpress), responsible for ensuring that the project complies with relevant environment laws and regulations at the different stages as well as coordinating the several Environmental teams across divisions by implementing a comprehensive Environmental Management System and developing a framework for sustainability goals and initiatives. Gabriela graduated from the Universidad San Francisco of Quito in Environmental Engineering and Science, she is also holding several accreditations in her field of expertise (ISO 14001 requirements and lead auditor, ISO45001 internal lead auditor). She joined Aecon in May 2007 as Environment, Health and Safety coordinator for the construction of the new international airport of Quito. She subsequently worked as EHS Manager for airport operations and new terminal construction in Bermudas. Gabriela was additionally General Manager for an Environmental Consulting Firm providing services across South America and the Caribbean. In 2021, she moved to Toronto to work on railway construction projects.

Lauren D’Oliveira is Head of Communications & Community Relations at ONxpress Transportation Partners (ONxpress). A seasoned communications leader and an active member of the senior management team, she is responsible for leading corporate and project communications, stakeholder relations, community engagement and marketing/advertising activities across the entity. Lauren is a proven leader of teams, accomplished managing matrixed communications functions at the local, national, and international level for the construction and mining industries. She has a depth of experience successfully collaborating with internal teams and external stakeholders and is passionate about delivering measurable results while building trust-filled, transparent relationships.

Simon Finlayson is Head of Legal of ONxpress Transportation Partners (ONxpress) and has over 15 years of experience working on the development, procurement and execution of a variety of transit and transportation public–private partnerships and other major infrastructure projects across a number of delivery models. Before joining ONxpress in October 2022, Simon worked in a hybrid commercial-legal leadership role on a multibillon Design Build Finance Operate Maintain greenfield Light Rail Transit (LRT) project for a leading international investor and active manager of infrastructure assets. Prior to that, he was Vice President of Legal for an international engineering and construction firm working on major infrastructure projects in North America.

With over 23 years in the construction industry, Mr. Alberola is an accomplished civil engineer with experience in heavy civil construction and delivery of public private partnership (P3) projects. Having begun his career as a Quality Technician at the Port of Algeciras in Spain, Vicente has honed his project and construction management expertise and climbed the ranks to fulfill roles including Project Manager, Deputy Project Director, Technical Manager, and recently as Project Director on the California High Speed Rail project. Vicente has been involved in high-profile P3 projects in Canada and the world over, refining his in-depth understanding of design and construction standards, sharpening his experience with numerous conventional and specialized construction methodologies, and advancing his knowledge and skills in leading large multi-disciplinary teams and stakeholder engagement. As Project Director, Vicente will ensure the project is delivered on time and within budget while adhering to all safety and quality benchmarks.

Ignacio is a Civil and Structural Engineer and experienced Project Director with over 20 years of experience in large-scale EDPM, P3 and Design-Build infrastructure projects in Europe, Australia and Canada; with particular focus on rail systems, both freight and mass transit, including high speed Railway Systems. Ignacio started his career overseeing complex temporary works design departments in high-speed rail projects in Spain to pass later to construction, focusing on tunnelling and elevated structures. Moving in 2010 to Australia, became Construction Director for Sydney Metro elevated portion and signature cable stay bridge and in 2016 joined Australian Rail Track Corporation as a Project Director for the P3 portion of the Inland Rail program. Moving to Canada in 2018, became Bid Director with SNC Lavalin for RER program and since 2019 Technical Director on REM project in Montreal till 2022 in which he has joined ONxpress as Technical Director.

James is a globally experienced Commercial Director and Board Director with over twenty-five years’ multi-sector construction experience. Held JV Board and senior leadership positions in several Major Alliances and Joint Venture’s for Highways England, Network Rail, New Zealand Transport Agency (Waka Kotahi), Fiji Roads Authority, Kāinga Ora (New Zealand), Railcorp (Australia) and ARTC (Australia). Successful delivery of key projects to a wide range of contract forms, including Alliances, NEC, FIDIC, PFI and PPP. Expert in aligning the priorities and targets of diverse partners towards achieving a common goal. Is seen as a highly accomplished collaborative leader who positively influences strategy and decision making. James was a key shaper and influencer in developing the award winning A14 Integrated Delivery Team (Highways England’s largest infrastructure project valued at £1.5bn) and their high performing culture and journey to world class performance assurance framework.

David Perez graduated as Mining Engineering by the Polytechnic University of Madrid and began his career in FCC in 1999. He has 23 years of experience primarily in roads, railway works with trackwork and tunnelling, all of it with FCC, mostly developed in international transportation projects as Construction Project Manager. He recently joined the north American FCC division after having spent 5 years in Saudi Arabia as Construction Director of the Line 5 of the Riyadh Metro Project, a major multi-billion Design&Build project which involved the construction of 6 lines at the same time. He also served as responsible for the construction of the Line 1 of the Panamá Metro Project which was Central America´s first subway system. In addition, David’s experience was gained on M-30 Right Road Connection South Bypass in Madrid and Line 2 of Madrid Metro as well as on several railway transit projects for the Spanish high-speed lines.

Muhammad Kamran is current member of Professional Engineer Ontario with 15+ years of multi-disciplinary design, construction, quality assurance & control, commercial, contracts and systems experience with a proven track record of assuring successful delivery of projects and businesses achieving their objectives. As part of worldwide renowned projects such as Gordie Howe International Bridge (Windsor-Detroit corridor), Herb Gray Parkway Project (Windsor), Eglington Crosstown Light Rail Transit (Toronto) & Khalifa Port, KPIZ (UAE), Kamran has successfully implemented Quality Management System with collaborative completion workstreams including design, construction, quality assurance & control, operation readiness and commissioning.

Spanish MSc Civil Engineer, Executive Master in Business Administration; and Master’s degrees in BIM Management of Civil Infrastructures; and in Design, Construction and Maintenance of Railway Infrastructures and Systems, among other studies. With eighteen years of construction experience, he started his relationship with the railway industry in 2008 with TECSA (Specialized railway company part of Dragados and ACS group). Since then, he has been managing different types of railway construction projects (Civils, tracks, electrification, and systems) in very different environments: High-Speed lines, subways, regional lines, ports. He is well experienced in managing night-access comprehensive track construction and renewal projects (Brownfield), minimizing interferences with the regular operations of the network. Involved Regional Express Rail On-Corridor with ONxpress since 2021.

After Graduating from the National Construction College, Mark began his career in Track Renewals and Heavy Maintenance working in and around London (England) in rail engineering. Having progressed into Project Management within track renewals, Mark moved to Australia to head up the Southern office of a JV alliance challenged with upgrading the line between Sydney and Brisbane. While in Australia, Mark moved to a client role looking after a portfolio of heavy rail projects which continued back in the UK where a role with Network Rail saw him take over the Welsh development team for the structures department. Since moving to Canada, Mark was placed in the RER3 bid team once the pursuit started and has remained with the project since, progressing from rail manager to Construction Director for the Union Station Rail Corridor.

With over 25 years working in the construction industry specializing in Human Resources, Andrea actually started her career as a receptionist with EllisDon. She worked her way up through the ranks, including stops along the way as a Site Administrator and Office Manager, until she found her fit within Human Resources. As the Director, People and Culture for the Corporate and Toronto Districts of Bird Construction, Andrea was a true team player who always took a progressive approach to people and their career growth. Through her dedication and drive, her contributions with Bird also spread nationwide—notably chairing their COVID-19 Response Team and leading the design of Bird’s Build Your Future performance development program. Andrea joined the ONxpress leadership team in early May 2022, and is a driving force behind many people-first initiatives. In her spare time, Andrea is a proud theatre geek and happy to sing all about it.

A graduate from Queen’s University, Clark Gunter began his career as a Professional Geoscientist working on contaminated lands.  Over the years, he has worked in consulting with WSP, at the Ministry of Transportation Ontario, and in construction with WeBuild and Aecon.  He has held leadership positions in those organizations in the areas of environmental management and sustainability. In 2019, he received the inaugural Leadership Award from the Transportation Association of Canada.

Stephen Agla is a seasoned professional in the construction industry with over 20 years of experience both in the field and at the leadership level. An early work assignment to build company safety manuals sparked his interest in Health & Safety and changed the path of his career in construction.   Since joining AECON in 2014, Stephen has served as a Health and Safety (H&S) Advisor on projects within sectors such as transportation and rail, commercial office, and energy; lending his expertise to such projects as the Waterloo Light Rail Transit and the Union Station Train Shed Revitalization. In addition to his extensive training and policy accomplishments, Stephen championed AECON’s widespread mental health initiatives.   Now serving as Director of Health & Safety for the ONxpress GO Expansion, one of Canada's largest infrastructure projects, Stephen’s commitment to both physical and mental safety within the construction industry remains as strong as ever.

In his role as CEO, Andreas leads OOI and its mandate to deliver the largest transit capital expansion in Ontario’s history. Working with the Board of Directors, he oversees the overall performance of the project, providing guidance and leadership on strategy, policies and issues management. With over 30 years of experience in the railway industry, Andreas previously served as CEO and Chief Revenue Officer of Konux, an AI tech start-up, CEO of Vossloh AG, held board and management positions at several subsidiaries of Deutsche Bahn AG (DB) and served as CEO of Siemens’ Rail Automation Division. Andreas holds a degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Technical University Braunschweig with enhanced executive MBA training from Henley Management College.

In his role as Chief Operating Officer, Oliver is responsible for leading OOI’s operations & maintenance teams, including responsibility for safety and delivering on our strategy of becoming the safest rail operator in North America. With over 25 years of experience in public transportation, his previous roles include Area Managing Director of Arriva Bus (UK) and multiple roles at Transport for London spanning train crew management, incident response, service control, network control, major projects and the role of Senior Operating Officer as well as senior roles in the coach industry and the UK’s National Health Service. Originally trained as a solicitor before moving to transportation, Oliver has a law degree, a diploma in Leadership and Management, multiple safety certifications and remains a qualified bus driver.

As OOI’s Chief Financial Officer, Madeline brings over 20 years of experience, including over 15 years in the passenger rail industry. Prior to joining OOI, Madeline served as Lead Commercial Advisor to the California High Speed Rail Authority with DB ECO North America. Other notable accomplishments include leading the commercial bid and winning Siemens Mobility’s first locomotives contract worth $465M, profitably growing the North American passenger locomotives market, and development of a Senior Commercial Project Management Certification Program for Siemens Building Technologies with 30,000+ employees worldwide. Madeline holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Arizona and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Phoenix.

As OOI’s Chief Commercial Officer, Michael is an experienced industry professional with a background in major infrastructure and rail programs spanning over 30 years and various jurisdictions, including Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia and Malaysia. Prior to joining OOI, Michael served as the Project Company Lead for the Waterloo Light Rail project from financial close through to the early years of operations. His other notable experiences include working for contracting authorities, engineering consultants, project companies and construction contractors on commuter, light rail and electrification programs, including the Union Pearson Express Program, Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Program, Lines A1, B1 and C1 for the Railway Procurement Agency in Dublin, Ireland. Michael holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Civil and Structural Engineering from Trinity College, Dublin University and a diploma in Construction Law and Contract Administration.

As OOI’s Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary, Stu brings over 25 years of diverse professional experience across the utility, transportation, power and P3 infrastructure industries. Prior to joining OOI, Stu served as the General Counsel and member of the leadership teams for a global infrastructure and renewable power subsidiary of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) and Macquarie North America’s private equity and infrastructure management group.  Stu was previously a Partner in the Corporate/Securities and Infrastructure groups at McCarthy Tétrault LLP. Stu holds a combined Master of Business Administration/Juris Doctor degree from Osgoode Hall Law School and completed the Multinational Management Program at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

As Chief People Officer, Megan brings 18 years of transportation industry experience to ONxpress. Prior to her role as OOI’s Chief People Officer, Megan spent 14 years at the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) where she held various roles, most recently as the Executive Director of Human Resources where she also led its Business Transformation Unit. Megan’s experience also includes labour relations roles in the airline industry, as well as another provincial transit provider in Ontario. She has served on various boards, including Big Brothers and Sisters, the TTC Pension Plan, Ontario Municipal Human Resources Association and currently serves on the Board of Directors at Achēv, where she is the Chair of the Human Resources & Compensation Committee. Megan holds a Bachelor of Arts in Industrial Relations from McGill University and a Masters in Industrial Relations and Human Resources Management from Queens University.

As OOI’s Mobilization Director, David is responsible for leading the operational readiness process for OOI. He brings over 27 years of transit and rail experience, including over 20 years in consulting engineering, 5 years as part of a Project Company, and most recently as part of the senior leadership team for the OOI ONxpress bid team. David has a successful track record of delivering major transit and rail infrastructure programs through his experience as the Project Company Technical Manager for the launch of the Waterloo LRT, Senior Engineering Lead for the development and launch of the Union Pearson Express, and as a Project Director for numerous new and expanded rail infrastructure projects for various public sector transit operators in Ontario. David is a professional engineer and holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the University of Guelph.

In his role as Development Phase Director, Ratul is responsible for delivering OOI’s Operations & Maintenance Development Phase Proposal. With over 11 years of experience, Ratul’s notable experiences include Project Lead for the NCRTC Project in Berlin, Germany with DB and previous roles for Strategy, Sales, Project Management and Bids at Bombardier Transportation in India, Thailand and Germany. Ratul holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Punjab Engineering College.

Patrice oversees the rolling stock for the ON Corridor / GO expansion project as the Vehicle Supplier Director. He has worked at Alstom since 2004 and held various roles during his tenure with the company, including project audit, bids and tenders and most recently as Alstom Competitiveness Director. He began his career with the French Navy as an executive officer stationed in New Caledonia, working his way up to Operations Director on submarines. Patrice earned his engineering degree from the Naval Academy of France as well as his MBA in Business from HEC Paris. He currently resides in Toronto with his family.

Eric started his career in Alstom over 25 years ago and has led several consortiums on large transit infrastructure projects for the company across the world. His most recent turnkey projects include the Réseau Express Metropolitain in Montreal – the largest transit project the city has seen in more than 50 years – and the iconic Riyadh metro, in Saudi Arabia. His drive, unique skillset, and significant experience with every aspect of transport systems large projects, from signalling  to rolling stock, ensures an extraordinary commitment to his team and the customer. Educated in France, Eric holds an engineering degree from the National Graduate school of Aeronautics and Space and a master’s degree in both Physics and Astrophysics from CentraleSupélec and the University of Paris VII, respectively. He is about to settle down in Toronto with his family.

Luis’ team will oversee the integration of the Alstom deliverables and interface with all the different partners to ensure a seamless delivery of a complete ON corridor expansion project. He has significant expertise in leading transit integration projects in North America, Europe and the Middle East with Alstom, SNC Lavalin, FCC and others. He most recently worked on the Reseau Express Metropolitain in Montreal as a track and systems interface manager with NouvLR. Luis has an engineering degree from the ETS Enginyers Industrials Barcelona, Spain.  He currently resides in Toronto with his family.

Anne-Sophie began her career with Alstom in 2001, having taken on various roles within the human resources organization - from compensation and benefits to training manager but mostly as Site/Global HR business partner - in France, Italy, US and Canada. She has accumulated a wealth of HR knowledge through her many roles within Alstom and GE. Anne-Sophie was most recently the human resources business partner for Alstom’s North America rolling stock product introduction organization and joined the ONxpress consortium upon its creation. She leads a team of 4 employees devoted solely to the project. Educated in France, Anne-Sophie holds a master’s degree in Human resources Management from the University Panthéon Assas in Paris. She has lived in Toronto for the last 6 years with her partner and two daughters.

Christophe has 21 years of experience in railway and urban business mainly in project management roles on critical projects within Alstom in North America and Europe. His specialty includes Automatic Train Control systems and all things signalling-related. Christophe most recently worked in Oslo, Norway on a national implementation of the European Train Control System (ERTMS). Previously, he worked on the Montreal Metro as Project Director for the Rolling Stock for the new Azur cars. He was previously Deputy Project Director on a French Metro system renewal project to modernise the Lille Metro Line 1. His current scope as Head of Signalling on the ON Corridor project includes implementing new signalling and telecoms with the first use of ERTMS system in North America, upgrade the interlocking and train supervision. He holds a master’s of science degree from Centrale Lille, in France and certified P.Eng, PMP and IPMA.