Brightline Hires Ex-Eurostar CEO Petrovic in C-Suite Shakeup (1)

Jan. 14, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC

Nicolas Petrovic is staking his reputation on turning around Brightline Holdings LLC as he takes over as chief executive officer of the struggling private rail operator.

Petrovic, former head of Eurostar International Ltd., replaces Mike Reininger, who served as Brightline CEO since 2021. Reininger will focus solely on the construction of Brightline West, a high-speed train line stretching between Southern California and Las Vegas that’s expected to be up and running by 2029. The Fortress Investment Group-backed company also named Mauricio Anderson as its chief financial officer, replacing Jeff Swiatek who left this month, according to a ...

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