Eutelsat
Which employer did Catherine Guillouard work for between Oct 2007 and May 2011?
Catherine Guillouard Catherine Guillouard ( born January 23 , 1965 in Cannes ) is a French businesswoman . She has been the Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of RATP since August 2017 . Educational background . After having finishing her secondary studies in Cannes and a ski diploma ( she holds a national diploma as a ski instructor ) . , Catherine Guillouard obtained a law degree from Sophia Antipolis University in Nice . She then went on to receive a masters degree in Political Science from Panthéon-Assas University in 1986 . She also holds a diploma from the Paris Institute of Political Studies ( Public Service section ) , is a 1993 graduate of the École nationale dadministration ( Léon-Gambetta class ) and has a masters degree in European law from Panthéon-Sorbonne University . Career . Upon completion of her studies at the École nationale dadministration in 1993 , Catherine Guillouard began her career at the Ministry for the Economy in the French Treasury , initially working for the department in charge of the Africa-CFA zone and later in the Banking Affairs Department . She joined Air France four years later where she remained for 10 years ( 1997-2007 ) , working in a diverse range of positions , from finance to human resources , operations and the management of transformation projects . Air France ( 1997-2007 ) . From 1997 to 1999 , Catherine Guillouard worked at Air France as a Senior Project Manager . She organised and coordinated the plan to open the companys capital allowing its employees to hold 11% of its shares . As Deputy Vice-President of Finance Management ( 1999-2001 ) , she established a new management loop process with a five-year strategic vision and a three-year mid-term plan . She worked together with a team on the revision of management tools , notably on the creation of a tool for the analysis of the air network ( ARA ) which measures its profitability . In 2001 , she was named Senior-Vice President of Flight Operations . Alongside the Deputy CEO , she managed the Flight Operations division , made up of 4,000 pilots in the Group and a ground staff of 1,200 . During the same time , she chaired the committee for the establishment of Flight Operations where all of the companys technical and commercial flight personnel trade unions are located . In 2003 , she was promoted to the position Senior Vice-President of Human Resources and Change Management where she managed four branches : training , recruitment , human resources policy for ground staff and human resources development . She also drove the “Increase change” project for the companys executive board , which together with the “Customers” and “Alliances” projects made up the three pillars of Air Frances strategic plan designed by Jean-Cyril Spinetta . Her involvement in the companys strategy led her to become the head of Air France’s Financial Affairs Division . From 2004 to 2007 , she renegotiated new bank lines of credit for €1.2 billion , succeeded in the first convertible bonds transaction totalling €450 million for the Air France KLM Group as well as a conventional bond for €550 million . She also improved the shareholdings monitoring policy and optimised the cash-flow process . Eutelsat ( 2007-2013 ) . In 2007 , she joined Eutelsat as Chief Financial Officer and member of the Executive Committee . She led a number of noteworthy initiatives , among which the refinancing of the company in a phased approach amounting to €3.4 billion , acquisitions particularly in Asia and a revision of the companys internal reporting . She was also responsible for the implementation of an innovative satellite insurance policy . Rexel ( 2013-2017 ) . Catherine Guillouard was named Chief Financial Director at Rexel from 2013 to 2017 , and Deputy Chief Executive Officer as of May 2014 . As Deputy Executive Director , her mission was to assist the CEO in the implementation of the strategy confirmed by the Groups board of directors and to manage the Groups financial performance . Her role also covered the Groups auditing , internal control , risk management , compliance , legal matters , indirect procurement and mergers and acquisitions . She actively contributed to defining and implementing the strategic plan , notably regarding the setting up of a digital transformation plan . She also drove a very steady external growth policy composed of 14 operations over three years ( 2013-2016 ) , in South-East Asia , the Middle East , the United States and France . At the same time as these targeted acquisitions , she managed the companys departure from Latin America , Poland , the Baltic States and Slovakia . She also led several large-scale transformation projects , such as the review of the governance of risk management and compliance , the implementation of a very efficient procedure for the closing of accounts and the revision of the legal department . RATP Group ( since 2017 ) . On August 2 , 2017 , Catherine Guillouard succeeded Élisabeth Borne as Chairwoman of the Régie autonome des transports parisiens ( RATP ) . The Group , which today is worth €5.45 billion , is one of the worlds leading urban public transport operators , carrying more than 16 million passengers per day in 14 countries on four continents . With more than 20% of its revenue generated internationally , RATP is a multimodal operator - with more than eight modes of transport - and the world leader in the tramway and automatic metro . The expertise of its 60,000 employees in engineering , maintenance and operations , its many projects ( more than 3,000 carried out in 2017-2018 , a level unmatched since the 1930s ) and its very high investment level in Île-de-France ( €8.5 billion between 2016-2020 , of which €4.2 billion in equity and €1.74 billion in investment planned in 2018 ) make RATP a major economic and social player . On December 8 , 2017 , Catherine Guillouard presented her strategic orientations to the Board of Directors . This operational plan , builds on Élisabeth Bornes 2025 Challenges business plan , based on extensive in-house consultation , and sets a two-fold ambition for RATP Group : to be a leader in sustainable and connected mobility and to establish itself as the privileged partner of smart cities . This ambition is based on four priorities : achieving operational excellence , succeeding in the opening up to competition , being the best partner for smart and sustainable cities and increasing RATP Groups international development . These four priorities , implemented as of January 2018 , are followed by very concrete objectives , such as making customer service a constant requirement by developing more and more personalised services , thanks to an ambitious digital transformation plan ( €500 million over five years ) or becoming a key player in the sustainable city , thanks to a vast conversion program of bus depots to electric and gas by 2025 , to have a fleet of 100% clean buses . Other projects in progress : to be exemplary in terms of energy transition by reducing the Groups energy consumption by 20% and reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2025 , making RATP a champion of multimodal mobility in France and worldwide , through a policy of equity participation in start-ups and a doubling of the Groups international sales in five years , creating more and more places of social diversity in the urban landscape ( bringing together maintenance , private , social & student housing , nurseries ... ) just as the RATP has already demonstrated in the context of the transformation of the Lagny and Jourdan bus depots . Other mandates . Catherine Guillouard has been a board member representing the French state at Engie since 2015 and an independent board member at Airbus since 2016 . She previously served as an independent board member of Technicolor from 2010 to 2013 and Aéroports de Paris from 2011 to 2013 . Since 2017 , she is also Vice-Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of Systra , a joint engineering subsidiary of RATP Group and SNCF . Decorations . Catherine Guillouard was awarded the title of Chevalier in the National Order of Merit , on November 14 , 2008 .