Javier DE LA CRUZ

Industrial engineer at Zaragoza University (Spain) and automotive engineering at Université de Technologie de Compiègne (France). He started working in the automotive sector for Renault and IDIADA but in 2004 entered in the railway sector as North America and ROW Operation Manager for CAF. From 2012 to 2019 he has been Engineering Director for CAF Rail Services being highest responsible for Digital Train LeadMind, RAMLCC and Maintenance engineering divisions. Due to his experience and continuous formation (Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy (MIT Sloan School of Management), Digital Transformation Management (IE Business School), Big Data and Business (Deusto Business School) he was chosen by CAF Board of Directors to lead the Digital Transformation of Rail Services BU. Currently, he is the Managing Director of the Digital Services unit with a team of over 80 people.