Björn Bender

President & CEO at Rail Europe

Björn Bender currently serves as the CEO and Executive Chairman of Rail Europe, a leading global travel tech company specializing in European train booking. With extensive experience in the mobility sector, Bender co-founded Mobility Allstars e.V. and holds advisory roles, including a member of the Advisory Board at IMO-HSG. Bender's academic contributions as a guest lecturer at the University of St. Gallen focus on Smart Mobility. Previous leadership positions include Head of Innovation at SBB CFF FFS and Vice President of Sales & Partner Management at Deutsche Bahn, managing sizable teams and implementing innovative strategies across various European markets. Bender holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Applied Sciences Worms.

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Bern, Switzerland

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Rail Europe

Rail Europe is a global travel tech company and the reference brand for European train booking. We have been the trusted partner of travel professionals and train operators for 90 years. Our rail expert teams provide technology service solutions to +15,000 travel professionals in 70 countries. We also offer travellers a train booking website and app available worldwide. The company sells around 5 million European train tickets every year. Its catalogue of products focuses on European train operators such as SNCF, SBB, Eurostar, Trenitalia, Italo, DB, Renfe, ÖBB, SNCB, NS, OUIGO Spain, Iryo and National Rail, and rail passes including the Swiss Travel Pass and Eurail Passes. Rail Europe is headquartered in Paris.


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Paris, France

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201-500

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