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Francois Ganneau, VP – Middle East

Francois Ganneau

VP – Middle East·Kapsch TrafficCom AG (acquired Schneider-Electric Smart Transportation)

Saudi Arabia

Master's degree, Public Policy

Work experience

Total years of experience: 23 years, 5 months

VP – Middle East

April 2016 - Present

Kapsch TrafficCom AG (acquired Schneider-Electric Smart Transportation)

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

April 2016 - Present

-General management - P&L responsibilities
-Post-acquisition integration (Projects, Finance, HR, IT…)
-Board Member of the legal entity
-Large project execution responsibilities in Smart Cities & Intelligent Transport Systems (smart traffic management, security systems, multi-lane free-flow tolling...)
-Business Development & Sales (opportunity creation, Key Account Management...)
Company industry:
Motor Vehicle Passenger Transport
Job role:
Management

Founding partner

January 2011 - Present

91 Ultimate

Delhi, India

January 2011 - Present

-Ultimate Frisbee game development in India.
-Online apparel store
Company industry:
Sports & Outdoor Activities
Job role:
Management

General Manager

January 2015 - March 2016

Telvent Saudi Arabia (part of Schneider Electric)

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

January 2015 - March 2016

-Transition Management
-Complex projects & BU restructuring
-General management & Large project management (>40MEUR) in Intelligent Transport Systems: 20p directly (+subco).
-Business development. Close commercial and operational contacts with major EPC companies, government agencies (municipalities, development authorities, ministries…), suppliers.
-Manage and develop activities across the Kingdom: traffic management, tunnel management, operation & maintenance…
Company industry:
IT Services
Job role:
Management

General Manager

January 2013 - December 2014

Dietsmann

Tripoli, Libya

January 2013 - December 2014

-General management: 40+M€ yearly turnover; 15p directly (~320 total).
-Board Member of the JV
-Services to oil and gas majors: operations and maintenance, asset support…
-Close commercial and operational contacts.
-Business development.
-Supervising investment in training center & training program implementation.
Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Management

Project Director

June 2010 - December 2012

Alstom

Delhi, India

June 2010 - December 2012

Large industrial contracts management within time, cost, sales, quality & safety targets. Project team (operational, technical, financial, etc.; ~200p) coordination. Responsible for customer interface and satisfaction.
-Hindalco project (India): 2 turnkey substations (green fields). Contract worth 80M€, with strong margin targets.
Consortium leader, coordinating Indian, Turkish and French units.
-25M€ of extra business generated.
Company industry:
Electric Power Production & Transmission
Job role:
Management

Project Manager

January 2009 - May 2010

Areva T&D

France

January 2009 - May 2010

Large industrial contracts management.
-Aluminum Bahrain project: complex substation revamping turnkey project, 60M€. Civil works subcontractor management. Design team coordination. Contract management. Risk management.
-Process management and improvement.
-High efficiency crisis management (repair mission for priority customer, critical design issues…).
Company industry:
Electric Power Production & Transmission
Job role:
Management

Director of Road Safety

January 2005 - December 2008

Roads and Motorways Engineering Department, French Transport Ministry

France

January 2005 - December 2008

2005-2008 Sétra (Roads and Motorways Engineering Department, French Transport Ministry), Paris
Director of Road Safety
In charge of 13 people; including 10 engineers
* Development and deployment of the world's first fully automatized speed control camera system
* New road risk management methodologies (inspections, audits ), program evaluation, accident statistics studies
* International: leader on an EU directive project. French World Road Ass. representative. Leader in bilateral cooperations.
Job role:
Administration

Consultant

January 2005 - December 2005

French Transport Ministry

France

January 2005 - December 2005

2005 French Transport Ministry, Paris
Consultant
Organization change management.
Situation analysis and production of the project road map in the framework of decentralization.
Company industry:
Administration Support Services
Job role:
Information Technology

Fireman

January 1999 - December 2000

Bataillon de Marins Pompiers

France

January 1999 - December 2000

Fireman (leadership training within the Polytechnique curriculum)
Developed very strong team experience and crisis management skills. Learned how to provide first aid.
Company industry:
Public Administration
Job role:
Other

Education

Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées

January 2005

January 2005

Master's degree, Public Policy

France

2004-2005 Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, Paris Master in Public Policy.

MIT

June 2003

June 2003

Master's degree, Master of Science degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering

United States

-MIT Civil Engineering Department Award for composite material project (May 2003) -MIT Presidential Fellowship: top Department honor awarded to two students (Fall term 2002)

Ecole Polytechnique

January 2002

January 2002

Bachelor's degree, Engineering

France

2000-2002 Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau

Languages

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