Jean Bergougnoux

Jean Bergougnoux
President of the SNCF
In office 2 May 1994 – 21 December 1995
Preceded by	Jacques Fournier
Succeeded by	Loïk Le Floch-Prigent
Personal details
Born	(1939-10-15)15 October 1939
Died	3 September 2023(2023-09-03) (aged 83) Chambray-lès-Tours, France
Nationality	French
Education	École polytechnique
Occupation	Businessman

Jean Bergougnoux (15 October 1939 – 3 September 2023) was a French businessman.[1] He served as Director-General of Électricité de France (EDF) from 1987 to 1994 and was President of the SNCF from 1994 to 1995.

Biography

Born on 15 October 1939, Bergougnoux worked as a polytechnician and engineer for ENSAE Paris and began his career with the Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques.[2] He joined EDF at the age of 24.[3] He became director of strategies before serving as Director-General from 1987 to 1994. During this period, he was the first president of Eurelectric,[4] an association bringing together European electricians. He also chaired the Studies Committee of the World Energy Council.[2] He was named President of the SNCF on 2 May 1994, a position he held until 21 December 1995.[5] He resigned due to the 1995 strikes against the Juppé plan [fr].[6] In 2016, he was named honorary president of the SNCF.

After his time in the public sector, Bergougnoux worked as an international consultant in the fields of transport and energy. He was also a facilitator for various working groups, such as the Commissariat général à l’investissement [fr] and the Commissariat général à la stratégie et à la prospective.[2] In 2011, he founded the think tank Équilibre des énergies, which he presided over until 2014, when he became honorary president.[2]

Jean Bergougnoux died in Chambray-lès-Tours on 3 September 2023, at the age of 83.[7]

References

1. "Bergougnoux, Jean (1939-....) forme internationale". Bibliothèque natioanle de France (in French).
2. "Bergougnoux Jean" (PDF). Annales des mines (in French).
3. Chevilley, Philippe (28 April 1994). "Jean Bergougnoux, numéro deux d'EDF, va prendre les commandes de la SNCF". Les Echos (in French). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
4. "Jean Bergougnoux". France Culture (in French). Archived from the original on 18 December 2019.
5. "Jean Bergougnoux". SNCF (in French).
6. "Grèves 1995: Démission du PDG de la SNCF". YouTube (in French). 15 December 1995.
7. "Jean Bergougnoux". Le Figaro (in French).