RATP Dev announced the creation of a new International Business Unit. The new unit will cover all the company's activities, with the exception of the France, Italy, and Tourist Bus business lines (Sightseeing, Tootbus). Mehdi Sinaceur will take the reins of the new organization from December 1, 2023.
Created on the initiative of the Executive Committee chaired by Hiba Farès, the International Business Unit will encompass all the operational, commercial, and functional activities essential to the operation and pursuing RATP Dev's plans to grow bus and rail transport networks throughout the world, as well as support for cities in their projects to create, expand or modernise urban rail infrastructure in general and automatic metro systems in particular. Today, the International BU operates and is commercially active in 12 countries.
Mehdi Sinaceur, Executive Director of the International BU had this to say: "I am honored to be taking over the management of this new International Business Unit within RATP Dev. Our objective is to further strengthen our platforms, teams and established bus and rail networks worldwide. With the creation of this new unit, we are committed to extending and sharing the RATP Group’s expertise in urban rail and automated metro systems, which we have built up over the years in complex and varied environments around the world. Automated metro systems are among the best technological and ecological responses to the challenges of sustainable mobility. High-capacity, agile, and reliable, they can be adapted to the conditions of the local environment."
Mehdi Sinaceur, Executive Vice President, member of the Executive Board of RATP Dev and Executive Director of the International BU, is a graduate of the ESCP Business School in Paris. He joined RATP Dev in 2019 as a member of the Executive Committee after more than 25 years of international experience and leading operations and contracts in the Alstom, Bombardier Transport, and Lafarge groups. Before joining RATP Dev, Mehdi Sinaceur was an Associate Director at McKinsey & Company, where he led international teams advising governments on major public projects, particularly in the fields of transportation and electrical infrastructure.