François Destribois

François Destribois has extensive work experience in the rail industry. François currently holds the position of Business Development and Market Intelligence Senior Director - Rail Control Unit at Hitachi Rail. In this role, they are responsible for sales and bid submissions for the Operation & Maintenance scope of the "Ontario Line" Driverless Metro System in Toronto, Canada. François also served as the Global Head of Business Development - Operation & Maintenance at Hitachi Rail from 2019 to 2022.

Prior to their role at Hitachi Rail, François worked as the Rolling Stock Heavy Maintenance Business Unit Director at MASTERIS from 2017 to 2019. François also gained valuable experience at RATP Dev, where they served as the Business Development Director / Corporate Projects Director from 2016 to 2017, and as the Director Latin America / Brazil Manager from 2014 to 2016. In these roles, they were responsible for various projects, including the Sao Paulo Line 4 and Rio de Janeiro Tramway projects, as well as business development and high-level institutional relationships in Latin America.

Before their time at RATP Dev, François worked at RATPgroup as the Maintenance Manager Support for GAUTRAIN and the Operations Manager Support for Paris RER B and Metro Line 14. François joined Alstom in 1999 and held multiple roles, including TIS Chile Director / Business Development Director Latin America, Project System Manager, ATS System Manager, Technical Tendering Engineer, and Test & Commissioning Engineer.

Overall, François Destribois has a wealth of experience in business development, market intelligence, maintenance, operations, and project management in the rail industry.

François Destribois completed an Engineering degree in Physics at the Institut national des Sciences appliquées de Toulouse from 1996 to 1999. In 2014, they attended ESCP Business School for a program in Corporate Finance. In 2015, they participated in a short program at INSEAD focusing on Leadership Transition. In 2017, they obtained a Digital Marketing Certification from Google. In 2022, they attended UITP for an undisclosed program.