Amtrak has appointed Byl Herrmann to the position of Executive Vice President and General Counsel, responsible for setting the long-term strategic vision, priorities, and annual operating plan for the department within the context of Amtrak’s strategic and corporate plans and objectives. 

Herrmann joined Amtrak’s Law Department in 1999 and, for the past 25 years, has excelled in a wide range of roles in the Law Department with progressing levels of responsibility, including a year as Vice President Human Resources. In his most current role as VP and Senior Managing Deputy General Counsel & Assistant Corporate Secretary, Herrmann has managed or closely overseen litigation, corporate transactions, legal compliance, and the Corporate Secretary’s office.  

Herrmann will succeed Eldie Acheson, Amtrak’s General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer, and Corporate Secretary since 2007, effective Oct. 1. Acheson will remain with Amtrak through January 2025 in her Corporate Secretary and Ethics Officer roles. Herrmann will assume both roles in February 2025. 

-via Press Release