Wolfgang Meyer (Manager)

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Wolfgang Meyer (born October 22, 1938 in Siegburg ) is a German civil engineer and was a high-ranking official in the field of local public transport .

Wolfgang Meyer

Life

Wolfgang Meyer first attended the municipal high school in Gummersbach and later the Humboldt high school in Solingen , where he graduated from high school in 1958. He then studied civil engineering with a focus on traffic at the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen (funded by the German National Academic Foundation) and graduated in 1965 with a degree in engineering. In 1973 he did his doctorate with Hermann Nebelung at the Transport Science Institute of RWTH Aachen University. with the dissertation Generation models of local freight traffic on roads .

Act

Wolfgang Meyer's professional career initially had a scientific, then a planning-technical and finally an entrepreneurial background. After working as a scientific assistant at the Transport Science Institute of RWTH Aachen University, during which he also worked as a research assistant for the " Advisory Council for Environmental Issues ", he initially worked in the "General Transport Plan" working group in the Ministry of Economics, Medium-Sized Enterprises and Transport in North Rhine-Westphalia -Westfalen in Düsseldorf with responsibility for rail traffic. He then moved to the newly founded Stadtbahngesellschaft Rhein-Sieg (SRS) in Cologne as an authorized signatory , and in 1977 he became the technical director of the Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe AG (KVB). He held this position for 26 years until 2003.

In addition, he was also a board member and managing director of various other Cologne transport and consulting companies. From 1978 to 1992 he was board member and railway operations manager (EBL) of Köln-Bonner Eisenbahnen AG (KBE), from 1986 to 1992 managing director of Häfen Köln GmbH (HKG) and from 1992 to 1997 board member and railway operations manager of Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln AG ( HGK). From 1985 to 2003 he was also managing director of Rail Consult Gesellschaft für Verkehrsberatung mbH and from 1997 to 2003 also managing director of Stadtbahngesellschaft Rhein-Sieg mbH, which he knew well from his earlier work.

At the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg GmbH (VRS), Meyer was chairman of the supervisory board from 1993 to 1995 and, since 1995, when it was reorganized from a group of companies to a local authority group, he was chairman of the company advisory board until 2003.

In addition, from 1992 to 1998 he was chairman and from 1998 to 2003 a member of the supervisory board of DKS service company for communication systems of the city and regional transport company, Cologne, and from 1997 to 2011 a member of the administrative board of STUVAtec study company for underground traffic systems, Cologne.

For many years Meyer was also active in various prominent functions in various associations in the transport industry. From 1991 to 1997 he was chairman of the administrative board for goods traffic and vice-chairman of the Association of German Transport Companies (VDV), from 1986 to 2001 chairman of the VDV planning committee and from 1993 to 2001 a member of the international light rail committee of the International Association for Public Transport (UITP). In 2000 he was first elected Vice-President and on May 21, 2001 at the World Congress in London he was elected President of UITP, which has its headquarters in Brussels and has around 3000 members from over 80 countries worldwide. In this function, Meyer was confirmed in office for a further two years at the 2003 World Congress in Madrid.

After retiring from the KVB executive board at the end of 2003, Meyer continued his professional work as a consultant on various major public transport projects. So he was u. a. active from 2003 to 2005 for the Peruvian capital Lima in the planning of its urban rail network, from 2004 to 2006 for the transport minister of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg as a member of the planning advisory board for the creation of a regional rail transport concept for the development of the Kirchberg plateau and the airport, 2007 for the City of Augsburg and Stadtwerke Augsburg as a member of a team of experts to develop proposed measures for urban transport planning and in 2009 for the Department of Transport of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in the planning of its future rail transport system (metro, light rail, tram). He also gave guest lectures at the University of César Vallejo (UCV) in Trujillo / Peru (2003 and 2005) and at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, USA (2005 and 2006). Since 2013 he has been working for the city government of Moscow as a member of the International Transport Expert Council to solve the problems of the rapidly growing traffic in the Russian capital.

Varia

Meyer is married, has two grown children and lives in Cologne.

Meyer has been a member of the Club of Rome since 2005.

Awards and honors

  • 1974: Borcher badge of the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen
  • 2000: Cross of Merit on ribbon of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
  • 2002: Dr. Friedrich Lehner Medal for excellent performance in the field of local public transport
  • 2004: Honorary Professor at the University of César Vallejo (UCV) in Trujillo / Lima, Peru
  • 2005: Ring of Honor of the Association of German Transport Companies (VDV)
  • 2005: Honorary President of the International Association for Public Transport (UITP)

Fonts (excerpt)

  • Status and prospects of conventional rail traffic. In: Journal of the Association of German Engineers (VDI-Z) 1971, No. 11, VDI-Verlag, Düsseldorf
  • Comparison of procedures for determining the efficiency of inland means of transport for integrated federal transport route planning. In: Series of publications by the Transport Science Institute of the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen, Volume 12, 1971
  • Contribution to the development of generation models for local freight transport on roads. In: Publications of the Transport Science Institute of the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen, Volume 19, 1973
  • With Hermann Nebelung: Ways to make private transport more environmentally friendly - report on the “Auto und Umwelt” report of the council of experts for environmental issues. In: International Transportation, Frankfurt / Main, issue 2/1974
  • The central control center of the Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe AG. In: Verkehr und Technik (V + T) 1980, ISSN  0340-4536 .
  • With Wolfgang Krause: Mobile ticket machines in the test - In Cologne, a new sales concept for tickets is gaining ground. In: Der Nahverkehr 2/1987, Düsseldorf, ISSN  0722-8287 .
  • Urban integration of bus stops in surface traffic. In: Der Nahverkehr 6/1990, ISSN  0722-8287 .
  • Konya light rail - implementation of an economic transport concept for a large Turkish city. In: Public Transport International (PTI), issue 1/1995, Brussels. ISSN  1016-796X .
  • A future for rail freight transport with new ideas - competition as a postulate of a new European market organization for freight transport. In: Der Nahverkehr 1-2/1996, Düsseldorf, ISSN  0722-8287 .
  • With Bruno Orschall: Cologne series 4000 low-floor tram. In: Der Nahverkehr, Issue 9/1996, Düsseldorf. ISSN  0722-8287 .
  • The railways in the VDV - partner of DB Cargo. In: Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau (ETR) 10/1997, Darmstadt. ISSN  0013-2845
  • Passenger safety in public transport - requirements, strategies and options. In: Der Nahverkehr, Issue 11/1999, Düsseldorf, ISSN  0722-8287
  • Chances of a nationwide standard for chip tickets? In: Der Nahverkehr, Issue 4/2000, Düsseldorf, ISSN  0722-8287
  • Merger will strengthen local transport - merger of transport companies in the Cologne / Bonn area. In: Der Nahverkehr 7-8 / 2001, Düsseldorf, ISSN  0722-8287
  • On the way to a uniform rail system in Europe? Guest comment in: Der Nahverkehr 12/2001, Düsseldorf, ISSN  0722-8287
  • L'intégration des réseaux de transport locaux, une nécessité pour le transport public. In: Revue Générale des Chemins de Fer, Décembre 2001.
  • A new generation of vehicles for the Cologne-Bonn light rail system. Customer requirements, availability and economy determine the concept. In: Der Nahverkehr 04/2002, Düsseldorf, ISSN  0722-8287
  • Multi-system trams spell customer satisfaction: the European tram project Saar-Lorraine-Luxembourg (Saar-Lor-Lux). In: Railway Technical Review (RTR), No. 2-3 / 2002, Darmstadt, ISSN  0079-9548
  • Intelligent transport mode meets worldwide success. In: Railway Gazette -Metro Report 2002. Reed Business Information, Sutton, UK. ISBN 0-617-01298-9 .
  • The European tram Saar-Lor-Lux project. In: Public Transport International (PTI), Brussels, 03/2003. ISSN  1016-796X
  • From public transport to integrated mobility. In: Urban Transport International, Paris, No. 46, March / April 2003. ISSN  1268-2241
  • Integrating Urban Public Transport Systems. In: German-Chinese Business Forum, 4/2003. GIC German Industry and Commerce, Shanghai
  • Electric railways secure future mobility. In: eb - Elektro Bahnen, 101 (2003), issue 6. ISSN  0013-5437
  • Transports public urbano en America Latina. In: Made in Germany, magazine of Camera de Commercio e Industria Peruano-Alemania, Edición Especial 9-12, 2003
  • The challenge of seamless mobility. In: Railway Gazette - Metro Report 2003, Sutton, UK. ISBN 0-617-01018-8
  • Keep eastern light rail systems open. In: Eurotransport 2/2004, Hogtrough Hill, Kent, UK, ISSN  1478-8217
  • Integrating Urban Public Transportation Modalities. In: Urban Mass Transit, 2004 (Vol. 7), No. 3. Chengshi Guidao Jiaotong Yanjiu, Shanghai. ISSN  1007-869X
  • Quality of life, prosperity and innovation - sustainable effects of efficient local public transport on cities and regions. In: Verkehr und Technik (V + T), issue 11/2004
  • From vision to action: public transport in 2020. In: Le Rail, Paris, issue 3/2005
  • Local public transport 2020 - from vision to action. In: Nahverkehrspraxis, issue 6/2005
  • Innovative bus systems to ensure urban mobility - a global overview of developments and perspectives. In: Stadtverkehr, issue 2/2006.
  • Traffic fuels climate change - a challenge for public transport. In: Nahverkehrs-Praxis, issue 4/2007
  • The Transport Overshoot. In: http://www.change-the-course.org/?article=18 . Retrieved April 16, 2012

Literature (excerpt)

  • From Stuttgart to London. In: Public Transport International (PTI) 3/2001, ISSN  1016-796X
  • A milestone in the history of UITP. In: Public Transport International (PTI) 4/2001, ISSN  1016-796X
  • KVB board member Wolfgang Meyer: "Bidding on regional rail routes in the future". In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, Cologne, June 6, 2001
  • Portrait: Wolfgang Meyer, un libéral à la tête de l´UITP. In: La vie du rail, 5 December 2001, ISSN  1145-4466
  • Dr. Wolfgang Meyer, UITP President, receives the Lehner Medal. In: Public Transport International (PTI) 04/2002
  • Luis Castaneda en Alemania. In: Made in Germany, Magazine de la Cámara de Comercio e Industria Peruano-Alemana, Lima, 1-2 / 2003
  • Visita del Dr. Wolfgang Meyer, Presidente de la Unión Internacional de Transporte Público. In: Made in Germany, Magazine de la Cámara de Comercio e Industria
  • Entrevista al Presidente de la UITP, Dr. Wolfgang Meyer. In: Fenebús, Ano XXV, No. 159, Euero-Marzo 2003
  • Entrevista con Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Meyer, Presidente de UITP. In: Viajeros No. 85, April 2003, ISSN  1136-579X
  • Think global, act local. In: nonstop - the magazine 01/2003, Bombardier Transportation
  • All roads lead to ... sustainable development. In: Public Transport International (PTI) 01/2003, ISSN  1016-796X
  • S´pore´s trail-blazing land transport policies lauded. In: Strait Times, Singapore, November 3, 2004

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Who is who? - The German Who's Who, Verlag Schmidt-Römhild, Essen, XLII. Edition, 2003/04.
  2. ↑ Character and trust - 22 left the Humboldt High School - Prize for W. Meyer. In: Solinger Tageblatt, Solingen, March 30, 1958.
  3. ↑ Dr. Ing.Wolfgang Meyer has been a member of the management board of Kölner Verkehrs - Betriebe AG for 25 years ( Memento of the original from April 16, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Press release of the Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe AG from November 5, 2002, accessed on December 31, 2012. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.kvb-koeln.de
  4. ↑ Speech by the Lord Mayor Fritz Schramma on the occasion of the farewell to Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Meyer , held November 3, 2003, accessed December 31, 2011.
  5. ↑ KVB board member Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Meyer is leaving office after 26 years ( memento of the original dated February 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Press release of the Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe AG of October 31, 2003, accessed on December 31, 2012. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.kvb-koeln.de
  6. ↑ KVB board member Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Meyer new UITP President. In: intern extra, Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe AG, Cologne, May 2001
  7. ↑ KVB board member Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Meyer re-elected as UITP President for another two years ( Memento of the original from April 20, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Press release of the Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe AG of May 9, 2003, accessed on December 31, 2012. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.kvb-koeln.de
  8. ↑ Peru's capital city, Lima, and the battle to combat traffic congestion. In: Public Transport International (PTI) 03/2003, ISSN  1016-796X
  9. ^ Peru on a path to sustainable mobility - The cities of Lima and Trujillo are banking on public transport. In: Public Transport international (PTI) 03/2004, ISSN  1016-796X
  10. ^ City of Augsburg / Stadtwerke Augsburg: Planning workshop for the city center and mobility. 1st edition, January 2008.
  11. ^ Events and Activities with the Urban Transportation Systems Group.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed April 16, 2015.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.seas.upenn.edu  
  12. ↑ International Transport Expert Council - Who we are  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed May 2, 2014.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / transport-expert.mos.ru  
  13. ^ Club of Rome - Membership , accessed April 16, 2015.
  14. ↑ Federal Cross of Merit to Dr. Wolfgang Meyer. In: Internal extra. Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe AG, Cologne, April 13, 2000
  15. ↑ KVB board member Dr. Wolfgang Meyer awarded the Lehner Medal. Press release from Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe AG, Cologne, June 13, 2002 Peruano-Alemana, Lima, 3-4 / 2003
  16. ↑ Universidad Cesar Vallejo, Resolucion Rectoral No. 019-2004 / UCV. Trujillo, República del Perú, 23rd Enero 2004
  17. ^ General meeting of the Association of German Transport Companies (VDV) on June 21, 2005 on the occasion of the VDV annual conference 2005 in Erfurt
  18. ^ General Assembly of the Union Internationale des Transports Publics (UITP) on June 5, 2005 on the occasion of the 56th UITP World Congress in Rome
personal data
SURNAME Meyer, Wolfgang
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German traffic manager
DATE OF BIRTH October 22, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Siegburg