Alstom Rolling Stock VP North America: Marc Bernier

Alstom Rolling Stock VP North America Marc Bernier has been appointed to lead the company’s Rolling Stock and Components activities across the region, with his new role taking effect on 1 December 2025.

This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

The move was confirmed in an official press release detailing his responsibilities. In this position, Alstom’s new Vice President Rolling Stock and Components will hold full profit and loss responsibility for rolling stock in North America, overseeing engineering, development and production sites and being accountable for delivering all rolling stock projects in the region, as also noted by Railway Age.

Role of the Alstom Rolling Stock VP North America

Since the acquisition of Bombardier Transportation in 2021, Alstom Marc Bernier has served as Chief Financial Officer for Alstom Americas. Before that, he was Chief Financial Officer for Bombardier Transportation in North America, a role he assumed in 2019 after moving from Bombardier Inc.

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Over the course of his career he has built up broad leadership experience in aerospace, consumer goods, banking and audit, and he now brings this background to the Alstom Rolling Stock and Components business in North America.

Commenting on the appointment, Michael Keroullé, President and CEO of Alstom Americas, underlined how Marc has influenced the company’s recent transformation. He noted that Bernier has played a pivotal role in reshaping the organisation since the acquisition of Bombardier Transportation in 2021 and has been a key contributor to strengthening Alstom’s position in the Americas.

In his new responsibilities as Alstom Rolling Stock VP North America within the Alstom Americas executive team, Bernier and his colleagues will continue working to make Alstom the best rail technology partner for customers and the communities they serve.

Rolling Stock and Components business across the U.S. and Canada

Alstom, a global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, operates a substantial Rolling Stock and Components (RSC) business in North America. The RSC network produces and maintains a wide range of rail vehicles — from high-speed trains and commuter rail fleets to metros and light rail vehicles — serving leading North American transit agencies.

This Rolling Stock and Components business is central to the Alstom Rolling Stock North America strategy and underpins long-term partnerships with operators across the continent.

To date, Alstom has delivered more than 15,000 new or renovated vehicles to domestic rail agencies in the United States and Canada. Its customer base includes agencies serving New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Boston, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Atlanta and New Jersey, as well as the Greater Toronto Area, Montreal, Edmonton and Vancouver. Among these deliveries are the NextGen Acela high-speed trains made in America: Alstom has delivered the NextGen Acela, the first high-speed trains ever made in America, a project that industry media such as Railway Supply have followed closely.

In the United States, Alstom is a leading provider of rolling stock and rail services, supported by advanced rail manufacturing sites in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, and in Hornell and Plattsburgh, New York. Together, these Alstom rail manufacturing sites in US and Canada form an integrated industrial base for design, engineering, production and maintenance of rolling stock for American operators.

In Canada, Alstom is the country’s only train manufacturer. The company operates engineering and prototyping centres in St-Bruno, Quebec, along with manufacturing sites in La Pocatière, Quebec, and in Brampton, Kingston and Thunder Bay, Ontario. Taken together, these locations reinforce the Alstom Rolling Stock and Components business and support a broad fleet of trains and transit vehicles for Canadian agencies.

Sustainable mobility and the local rail supply chain

Across both the United States and Canada, Alstom’s Rolling Stock and Components activities reflect a consistent commitment to sustainable mobility and innovation in rail technology.

The company supports sustainable mobility and the local rail supply chain through significant investments in manufacturing, engineering and supply chain partnerships. Alstom works with 1,553 local suppliers in the United States and 920 in Canada, helping to support local economies while advancing modern rail solutions in North America under the leadership of the Alstom Rolling Stock VP North America.

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