Jean Bergougnoux (15 October 1939 – 3 September 2023) was a French businessman.[1] He served as Director-General of Électricité de France (EDF) from 1987 to 1994 and was President of the SNCF from 1994 to 1995.

Jean Bergougnoux
President of the SNCF
In office
2 May 1994 – 21 December 1995
Preceded byJacques Fournier
Succeeded byLoïk Le Floch-Prigent
Personal details
Born(1939-10-15)15 October 1939
Died3 September 2023(2023-09-03) (aged 83)
Chambray-lès-Tours, France
NationalityFrench
EducationÉcole polytechnique
OccupationBusinessman

Biography

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Born on 15 October 1939, Bergougnoux worked as a polytechnician and engineer for ENSAE Paris and began his career with the Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques.[2] He joined EDF at the age of 24.[3] He became director of strategies before serving as Director-General from 1987 to 1994. During this period, he was the first president of Eurelectric,[4] an association bringing together European electricians. He also chaired the Studies Committee of the World Energy Council.[2] He was named President of the SNCF on 2 May 1994, a position he held until 21 December 1995.[5] He resigned due to the 1995 strikes against the Juppé plan [fr].[6] In 2016, he was named honorary president of the SNCF.

After his time in the public sector, Bergougnoux worked as an international consultant in the fields of transport and energy. He was also a facilitator for various working groups, such as the Commissariat général à l’investissement [fr] and the Commissariat général à la stratégie et à la prospective.[2] In 2011, he founded the think tank Équilibre des énergies, which he presided over until 2014, when he became honorary president.[2]

Jean Bergougnoux died in Chambray-lès-Tours on 3 September 2023, at the age of 83.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Bergougnoux, Jean (1939-....) forme internationale". Bibliothèque natioanle de France (in French).
  2. ^ a b c d "Bergougnoux Jean" (PDF). Annales des mines (in French).
  3. ^ Chevilley, Philippe (28 April 1994). "Jean Bergougnoux, numéro deux d'EDF, va prendre les commandes de la SNCF". Les Echos (in French). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Jean Bergougnoux". France Culture (in French). Archived from the original on 18 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Jean Bergougnoux". SNCF (in French).
  6. ^ "Grèves 1995: Démission du PDG de la SNCF". YouTube (in French). 15 December 1995.
  7. ^ "Jean Bergougnoux". Le Figaro (in French).