SNCF: Le Bordelais Jean-Pierre Farandou Extends His Term as CEO Until Autumn
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In the absence of a designated successor, Jean-Pierre Farandou agrees to remain at the head of the SNCF beyond the age limit, ensuring continuity in a transitional period The CEO of the SNCF, Jean
Jean-Pierre Farandou, head of the public group since 2019, had to leave early July because of the age limit of 68 to run the company. The state asked him to extend his duties.
SNCF CEO Jean-Pierre Farandou, who initially had to leave early July due to the age limit set at 68, announced on Wednesday that he had agreed to extend his acting position at the head of the national railway group.
Jean Castex is always a great favourite to succeed him as the boss of the railway group.


Jean-Pierre Farandou, who joined the public group which he took over in 2019 in 1981, had failed to obtain from the government his reappointment for a second term in May 2024. He should have left his post after the Olympic Games in Paris, but the dissolution of the National Assembly and
Jean-Pierre Farandou, CEO of SNCF, extended his acting agent until the fall, due to the absence of a designated successor and beyond the age limit. After a mandate started in 2019 marked by challenges such as the Covid-19 pandemic, he managed to redress the company's finances, reaching record profits. Its extension is supported by the state, while the succession process struggles to materialize with several names, including that of Jean Castex, …
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