Romuald Gicquel is nominated Site Director for Alstom Transport in Ornans

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Alstom Transport has nominated Romuald Gicquel as Site Director of Ornans. The site is Alstoms global centre of excellence for the design and fabrication of traction motors and generators. The sites 340 employees design and produce traction motors for Alstoms rail projects. 

Romuald Gicquel began his career in 2000 at Péchiney, where he held several management positions in the fields of production, maintenance and continuous improvement, both in France and abroad. 

He joined Alstom in 2010 on the site of Belfort as Industrial and Investments Director for the Groups Power sector. In 2012 he took up the position of Lean Manufacturing Director.

Romuald Gicquel is a graduate of Ecole Polytechnique and Ecole des Mines in Paris.

About Alstom Transport

A promoter of sustainable mobility, Alstom Transport develops and markets the most complete range of systems, equipment and services in the railway sector. Alstom Transport manages entire transport systems, including trains, signalling, infrastructure, maintenance and modernisation, infrastructure and offers integrated solutions. Alstom Transport had sales of 6.2 billion and booked 10 billion of orders in the fiscal year 2014/15. Alstom Transport is present in over 60 countries and employs around 28,000 people. Present on 12 sites in France, Alstom Transport is the leading French railway company and contributes to the vitality of local economies. Its employees in France, totalling nearly 9000, provide a pool of expertise to serve French and international clients.