David Azéma

David Azéma (born 22 November 1960)[1] is a French businessman, and a former chairman and chief executive of Eurostar from 1999 to 2002; he worked with the French government's Agence des participations de l'État, and is chairman of Global Infrastructure Group at Bank of America.[2]

David Azéma
Born (1960-11-22) 22 November 1960
NationalityFrench
EducationLycée Henri-IV
Alma materSciences Po, ÉNA
OccupationBusinessman

Early life

He was born and brought up in Paris. His parents were both university professors. In his teenage years he thought about becoming a film director.

He attended Lycée Henri-IV in Paris. From the University of Paris he gained a degree in law. He later studied Politics at Sciences Po. He then trained at the École nationale d'administration (ENA) in Strasbourg, leaving in 1987.

Career

In 1993 he joined the economics department of SNCF.

Eurostar

He joined Eurostar in March 1999. He became chairman of Eurostar in October 1999, aged 38. The company had been restructured. Eurostar had 31 trains, each costing £24m; they could run on three different electrical power systems and four different signalling systems. At the time, Eurostar had 65% of the London-Paris market.

He resigned from Eurostar Group on 12 June 2002. He was replaced on 4 July 2002 by the current Eurostar chairman Guillaume Pepy, who in 2008 became Chief Exceutive of SNCF.

References

Business positions
Preceded by
Jean-Dominique Comolli
Chairman of Agence des participations de l'État
2012-2014
Succeeded by
Régis Turrini
Preceded by
New company
Chairman of Eurostar International Limited
October 1999-June 2002
Succeeded by
Guillaume Pepy
Preceded by
Chief Executive of Eurostar International Limited
October 1999-November 2001
Succeeded by
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