Patrick Jeantet Takes Over the Chairmanship of the French Railway Industry Association

Patrick Jeantet Takes Over the Chairmanship of the French Railway Industry Association with a strong commitment to industry players in the railway sector, to its competitiveness, its attractiveness, its spirit of innovation and its development. He succeeds Louis Nègre, who had held this position since 2009. Patrick Jeantet brings to the French Railway Industry Association more than 35 years of expertise in engineering, construction and transport. He began his career in 1985 in the civil engineering and construction sector, within the Bouygues and Vinci groups, mainly holding positions abroad. In 1997, he moved into the water and sanitation sector by joining International Water, a subsidiary of Bechtel, first in Manila and then in London, as director of operations. In 2005, Patrick Jeantet joined Keolis, first as deputy managing director international, then as executive director for France. In 2013, he became deputy chief executive officer of Aéroports de Paris (ADP). Deputy Chairman of the SNCF Executive Board and Chairman and CEO of SNCF Réseau from 2016 to 2020, Patrick Jeantet was also Chairman of the Executive Board of the Keolis group from February to June 2020. Patrick is a graduate of the École Polytechnique and the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées « I am honoured to have been chosen to chair the French Railway Industry Association. I am committed to championing the strengths of its industry players, to developing this industry of excellence to meet the challenge of transport decarbonisation, for which rail is a key lever. I will devote my energy and my experience to the service of the French Railway Industry Association and its members » says Patrick Jeantet, unveiling an ambitious vision for the future of the sector. Patrick Jeantet appointed new Chairman of the French Railway Industry Association PRESS RELEASE 16 January 2023 PRESS RELEASE Marine Latombe Communications Manager Email: mlatombe@fif.asso.fr Phone: 01.50.63.83.60 Mobile: 06 59. 40.33. 96 Press Contact: For further information, please visit our website: http://fif.asso.fr/ Find us also on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/industries-ferroviaires/ or on X: @IndustrieFerro 60 rue Anatole France - 92300 Levallois-Perret l 01 55 63 83 60 l www.fif.asso.fr About the FIF The French Railway Industry Association (FIF) brings together 83 direct members and more than 600 indirect members through its clusters. The railway industry generates an annual turnover of more than €4 billion in France and on export markets. The FIF brings together all French railway industry players through groupings of its various trades: rolling stock manufacturers, railway equipment suppliers, track and signalling industry players, the digital technologies grouping and the maintenance, retrofit and modernisation grouping. Recognised by both public authorities and by all users, players and decision-makers in the railway system, the FIF is representative of railway industry companies in France. Its core missions help establish a framework and favourable conditions for value creation within the French railway industry. The FIF actively works to support the development and growth of the railway industry in national and international contexts, by highlighting its strategic issues and fostering effective collaboration between the various stakeholders and players across the entire railway industry.