PHILIPPE CITROENGeneral Director UNIFEGraduated from Paris II University in Public Law, holds a Diploma from the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po) and also studied at the Ecole Nationale d'Administration (ENA), where he also lectured about Rail and Urban Transport.
He began his career as Transport Advisor at the French Permanent Representation to the EU in 1986 and then became Member of the Cabinet of the French Transport Minister in 1990. In 1993 he became Manager and Chief of Staff at RATP Paris, and joined the SNCF as Strategy Director in 1999. Prior to assuming his position at UNIFE, he served for 8 years as CEO of Systra, one of the world's leading public transport engineering companies.
1986-1990: Transport Advisor, French permanent representation to the EU.
1990-1993: Special Advisor, French Transport Minister Cabinet.
1993-1999: Manager and Chief of staff, RATP.
1999-2002: Strategy Director, SNCF.
2002-2011: CEO, Systra.
Philippe Citro?n joined UNIFE in June 2011.