ABOUT US
Precision, Without Compromise.
Built on experience, driven by reliability. CER Cargo delivers efficient rail freight solutions across Central Europe, connecting businesses, markets and opportunities across borders.
OUR PURPOSE
Misson Statement
CER aims to become the first private European railway undertaking operating along the entire Danube Axis and its connecting European corridors with its own resources, built on the core values of Interoperability, One-Stop-Shop service and Operational Excellence.
MILESTONES
Get To Know CER
The story of CER Cargo Group is one of continuous growth, cross-border expansion and investment in technology. As an independent railway company, we work every day to provide industrial partners across Central and Eastern Europe with flexible, seamless logistics solutions beyond national borders.
2005 | The Beginning
Central European Railway (CER) is established in Hungary as one of the first independent private railway companies in the liberalised market.
2010 | Going International
CER obtains railway operating licences in Slovakia and Romania, laying the foundations for its cross-border network.
2018 | Five Countries
CER expands its operations to Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Romania and Croatia, strengthening its regional network.
2025 | WLC Acquisition
CER acquires Austrian rail freight operator Wiener Lokalbahnen Cargo, expanding into Austria and Germany. WLC is renamed CER Cargo Traction GmbH.
Today | Moving Forward
CER continues to strengthen its cross-border network and develop efficient rail freight solutions across Central Europe.
MANAGEMENT
The People behind
CER Cargo
Board of Directors
HORVÁTH LÁSZLÓ
Chairman of the Board of Directors
POOR-HORVÁTH RENÁTA
Member of the Board of Directors
DEME GÉZA
Member of the Board of Directors
Management Board
WILHELM PATZNER
CEO
YULIA KOSOLAPOVA
Deputy CEO for Strategy
LAKATOS ZSOLT
CFO
Dr. GUBA LÁSZLÓ
Deputy CEO for Operations
MICHAEL AMTMANN
Deputy CEO for Commercial Affairs
Countries
BÁNFAI PÉTER
CEO, CER Hungary Zrt.
BOHUMILA LINHARTOVA
CEO, CER Slovakia
Cristian Kahlbacher
CEO, CER Austria and CER Cargo Traction
PETER JANCOVIC
CEO, CER Poland
IVICA VRANKIC
CEO, CER Croatia and Serbia
CRISTINA TATOANE
CEO, CER Romania