With 40 speakers representing 13 different countries, the 16th Annual Asia Rail Congress is the definitive rail congress for Asia and provides an unparalleled opportunity to meet experts from across the region in one place, all in one week.
Job Title: Director of the Mainline Rail market
Company:Alcatel-lucent
Olivier is Director of the Mainline Rail market for Alcatel-lucent, responsible for leading and developing Alcatel-Lucent’s solutions for rail customers worldwide. He brings a wide range of knowledge within the rail sector having 15 years experience in the industry. Born in Belgium, Olivier studied Electro-Mechanical engineering at the Université de Liege. He joined Alcatel-Lucent’s Vertical Markets organization in 2008. His railway experience is diverse and ranges from rolling stock to most of the infrastructure-based mission-critical systems. Olivier spent the early part of his career working for Alstom Transport in Belgium, then in the UK as Project Manager for equipment for high speed rail projects, such as the Korean high speed train and the Eurostar. He then worked as Projects Director and Engineering Director delivering traction equipment for metro projects worldwide, from Brazil to Moscow, Singapore and Shanghai. Olivier then gained experience as International Business development Manager and Consultant for a leading UK-based transport consultancy. Prior to joining Alcatel-Lucent, Olivier was managing the UK business of Thales Transportation Systems, a business that originated from British Rail Telecoms and was delivering mission-critical systems and fare collection solutions to the UK market. Olivier is married, has two children and lives in the UK.
