Rafael Santana
President and Chief Executive Officer
Executive
6 yr
12 reports
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation ·WAB
Two global segment presidents run nearly all operating P&L
Industrials · Fortune #408 · Divisional structure · 30K employees · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
6
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 10)
3.2
Avg span
moderate
3
Max depth
3 levels
5.2 yr
Avg tenure
33%
Internal hires
↓ below industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-12-31 · 10-K
Revenue
$11.2B
Operating income
$1.8B
Net income
$1.2B
Total assets
$22.1B
Shares out
171M
Sourced from Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation DEF 14A · filed 2026-03-31 ↗ View on SEC
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Wabtec is organized around two powerful operating segments, with Transit led by a dedicated president reporting directly to the CEO. This page details the executive org structure, key leaders, reporting lines, recent changes, and how Wabtec compares with industrial peers.
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Latest signal Board Leadership changed role as Chair and CEO Roles Combined
Following the May 12, 2026 Annual Meeting, CEO Rafael Santana is expected to assume the role of Board Chair after Albert Neupaver’s retirement.
Source · See change logScenario views in the chart
- Add Chief AI Officer Introduce a Chief AI Officer reporting to the CEO to accelerate digital and automation strategy across rail systems.
- Move Digital Under Transit Shift Digital Intelligence leadership to report directly to the Transit president to tighten product-market alignment.
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The people
Who's running this
6 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
Pascal Schweitzer
President, Transit Segment
Transit
6 yr
2 reports
John Olin
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Finance
5 yr
2 reports
Eric Gebhardt
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Technology
4 yr
2 reports
internal
Gina Trombley
Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Sales & Marketing
3 yr
0 reports
David L. DeNinno
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Legal
7 yr
1 reports
The pay
Executive compensation
From the most recent DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table. 1 named executive officers disclosed. Bar length scales with total compensation.
Rafael Santana $26.2M
- Base salary
- $1.40M
- Stock awards
- $20.03M
- Non-equity incentive
- $4.72M
- Pension change
- $30K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
The businesses
How Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation divides the work
3 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Freight Segment
21K employees
President, Freight (Not Disclosed)
Designs and services locomotives, freight rail equipment and digital rail solutions globally.
Transit Segment
8K employees
President, Transit (Pascal Schweitzer)
Manufactures and services passenger transit systems and components worldwide.
Technology
3K employees
Chief Technology Officer (Eric Gebhardt)
Leads engineering, digital intelligence, and innovation platforms across Wabtec.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
Two operating segment presidents dominate Wabtec’s structure, with Transit and Freight (the latter implicit within the Freight segment) holding most P&L authority.
Corporate functions like finance, legal and technology are centralized and report directly to the CEO, while engineering and digital capabilities are tightly grouped under the CTO. This creates a classic industrial divisional model optimized for capital-intensive rail markets.
The CEO’s span is moderate, with six direct reports, but decision power is concentrated at level two. Segment leaders oversee large global operations, while corporate roles focus on governance, capital allocation, and technology platforms rather than standalone business ownership.
- No standalone COO
- Segment presidents hold most operating authority
The comparison
How Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation stacks up
Compared with peers such as Cummins or Caterpillar, Wabtec runs a slightly flatter enterprise with fewer autonomous business-unit CEOs. Unlike Siemens Mobility or Alstom, which separate digital and services leadership more distinctly, Wabtec embeds digital under a single CTO. The absence of a COO contrasts with peers …
C-suite size
Reporting depth
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation
3 levels
5 levels
5 levels
Alstom
6 levels
Siemens
6 levels
Avg C-suite tenure
Has COO / Has CAIO
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation — no COO — no CAIO
Alstom — no COO — no CAIO
Siemens — no COO ✓ CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
The most significant change is the planned combination of CEO and Chair roles under Rafael Santana in 2026.
- reorgBoard Leadership Chair and CEO Roles Combined
Following the May 12, 2026 Annual Meeting, CEO Rafael Santana is expected to assume the role of Board Chair after Albert Neupaver’s retirement.
Source - Date not confirmed newEric Gebhardt Chief Technology Officer
Relocation and expanded technology mandate finalized in 2025.
Source
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2026-03-31
- CEO
- Rafael Santana
- CEO span
- 6
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 5.2 yr
Leadership stable with strong continuity across core roles.
Named executive officers (5)
- Rafael Santana - CEO since 2019
- John Olin - CFO since 2020
- David L. DeNinno - General Counsel since 2018
- Pascal Schweitzer - President, Transit since 2019
- Eric Gebhardt - CTO since 2021
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies?
Rafael Santana has served as President and CEO since July 2019.
What type of organizational structure does Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies use?
Wabtec operates a divisional structure centered on Freight and Transit segments.
How many direct reports does Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's CEO have?
The CEO has six direct executive reports.
How has Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's leadership changed recently?
The company announced a governance change to combine the CEO and Chair roles in 2026.
Does Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies have a COO?
No, Wabtec does not currently have a Chief Operating Officer; operations are led by segment presidents.
Sources
- DEF 14A Filing, Mar 31 2026
- Company Proxy Statement, 2026
- SEC EDGAR: Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation 10-K Annual Report
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