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key players Valenzuela, Hélène Other positions: de infraestructuras ferroviarias (2007 – 2009)
y técnico de infraestructura (2009 – 2012).
Counselor of the Lyon School of Engineering,
École Centrale de Lyon.
(2001 – 2004) INECO – Ingeniero de Proyec-
General Manager of OUIGO Spain
Conseiller du commerce extérieur de la Fran-
tos Ferroviarios. Director de obra de montaje
ce (CCEF).
de vía.
Sector privado:
Date of birth: 29/12/1969.
Member of the Advisory Board of Euroports
(2000 – 2001) Oficina técnica y control de
Med.
Educational background:
TECO). Subtramo VA. Línea Alta Velocidad
of Commerce and Industry, CCI France Es-
Graduate in Business Administration and
pagne.
Management from the Paris School of Com- Counselor of the French-Spanish Chamber obras – Ingeniero oficina técnica ACO (OFI-
Madrid-Zaragoza-Barcelona.
merce with a Master’s Degree in Financial
Management. Otros cargos:
Desde noviembre 2020 ostenta el cargo de
Career path: presidente de AETOS (Asociación Española
Hélène Valenzuela, General Manager at de Túneles y Obras Subterráneas).
OUIGO Spain, has more than 25 years of V
experience in the European railway sector Dirección postal:
in high-speed networks, and has held se- Sor Ángela de la Cruz, 3
nior positions in international companies E-28020 Madrid. España
such as SNCF, Thalys, Eurostar or ELIPSOS, Tel.: +34 91 243 23 43
among others, in charge of international www.adif.es
projects and divisions in various European Villanueva Beltramini,
countries. Juan Pablo
With a Master’s degree in Financial Ma- Director general de Adif Alta
nagement from ESCP Europe, Valenzue- Velocidad y director general de
la’s career has always been linked to the Construcción de Adif
railway. From managing small business
units of railway companies, to leading the Formación académica:
development project for high-speed rail Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Progra-
transport between France and Spain, pro- ma especialista en Función Pública (2013).
moted by Renfe and SNCF, or becoming ESADE. Programas de desarrollo directivo
part of the executive committee of SNCF (2008 – 2009).
Réseau in 2018 as operations manager for Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Especia-
the south-east area, where she was respon- lización en Economía del Transporte (2001
sible for a whole production area of more – 2002).
than 11,000 people. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Escuela
Her international experience also includes Técnica Superior de ICCP. Ingeniero de Ca-
her work as Operations Director at Thalys, minos, Canales y Puertos (1991 – 1999).
a railway company in charge of managing
high-speed services that link France, Bel- Trayectoria profesional:
gium, the Netherlands and Germany. Sector público:
Hélène is currently working as General (2018 – actualidad) Adif Alta Velocidad – di-
Manager at OUIGO Spain, a Spanish sub- rector general y director general de Cons-
sidiary of the French group SNCF Voya- trucción Adif.
geurs. OUIGO is the low-fare high-speed (2017 – 2018) Adif Alta Velocidad – director
train operator that began operating in Spain de Construcción I.
on May 2021, aiming to make high-speed (2016 – 2017) Adif – subdirector de Cons-
accessible to everyone and everyone’s bu- trucción (LAV Madrid – Galicia).
dget. Since its inception, the company has (2012 – 2017) Adif – Gerente de Área de Vi-
transported more than10 million travellers, larousa del Conso – Taboadela (2012 – 2013)
demonstrating the success of affordable de Campobecerros – Ourense (2013 – 2014)
high-speed in Spain and OUIGO’s business y Construcción VI (2014 – 2017).
model in the country. (2004 – 2012) Adif – Director de Obra, obras

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