The Ponts Construction trade group is pleased to welcome for dinner

Bernard CATHELAIN
(X 80 - Ponts 85)

Member of the Executive Board of Société du Grand Paris

Bernard Cathelain, an engineer by training, is a graduate of the École polytechnique (class of 1980) and the École nationale des ponts et chaussées (1985).

He began his career in 1985 as a project manager in the Ports and Waterways division of the engineering company BCEOM.

The following year, he joined the Val d'Oise Departmental Equipment Department, where he was successively in charge of the functional district, in charge of the major works department, and then in charge of transport, traffic and IT at the Île-de-France Regional Council.

In 1993, he joined Société des Autoroutes du Nord et de l'Est de la France (SANEF), where he was appointed Director of Construction, then Director of Engineering, Development and Environment in 1998.

In 2001, he joined Aéroports de Paris (ADP) as head of the project management department. He became director of major works in 2003, before being appointed deputy managing director in charge of planning and development in 2008, a position he held until 2014.

During this period, he was also a member of ADP's Executive Committee and Chairman of the Board of Hub Télécom (now Hub One) from 2012 to 2014.

On March 31, 2015, Bernard Cathelain was appointed to the Executive Board of Société des Grands Projets (formerly Société du Grand Paris). In this role, he oversees the design and construction program for the Grand Paris Express transport project, as well as the industry, purchasing and environmental strategy functions.