Issue 9 - What role for the private sector in African railways development?

Issue 9 - What role for the private sector in African railways development?

  • Perre Pozzo di Borgo

    Pierre Pozzo di Borgo has over 18 years of experience in the analysis and management of transport projects. Since 2003, he has participated and led the World Bank's support of public private partnerships (PPP), mainly in the rail, road and airport sectors. He has assisted in the development of second-generation rail concession contracts. Previously, he worked for Booz Allen Hamilton and Louis Berger International. He holds an MBA from Maryland University, College Park, and a MA from the Sorbonne University of Paris. ► Download Pierre Pozzo di Borgo's paper

     

  • Edouard de Vergeron

     Édouard de Vergeron graduated from the Marseille-Provence ESC business school and went on to join Bolloré Africa Logistics in 1996. He was appointed Deputy Director for West, Central and Southern Africa in 2009, after having held different financial positions in Africa where he was involved in the first concession processes. Today, Édouard de Vergeron contributes to the operational and commercial development of these regions, as well as to supervising existing rail, port and river concessions. ► Download Edouard de Vergeron's paper

     

     

  • Eric Peiffer

     Éric Peiffer is a former lawyer and a cofounder-shareholder of Vecturis. He was previously Chief Executive Officer of Comazar (South Africa) and is today Chief Executive Officer of Transrail (Senegal-Mali) and a Director of Madarail (Madagascar). He has held various positions in other companies (Tanzania, Côte d’Ivoire-Burkina Faso) and has been involved in numerous projects. This has given him extensive experience of Africa’s rail sector. ► Download Eric Peiffer's paper

     

  • Matthew Arndt

    Matthew Arndt has over twenty years of international experience in the transport sector – particularly in the rail, road and urban sectors. He graduated from the École Centrale Paris and started his career as a researcher at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore (USA), where he analyzed the impacts that underground systems have on urban development. In 2006, he was appointed Head of the “Road and Rail” Division at the European Investment Bank’s Project Directorate. ► Dowload Matthew Arndt's paper

     

  • Arthur Foch

    Arthur Foch is a PhD student in development economics at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne Centre d’Économie, where he studies infrastructure privatisation policies in Sub-Saharan Africa. Having worked as a teacher at the Paris Institut d’études politiques and at the University of Paris 1 for over four years, he joined Proparco in 2009 as a consultant. Since 2011, he has been Trade and Policy Analyst at the OECD, where he contributes to the drafting of the annual Aid for Trade at a Glance report. ► Download Arthur Foch's paper

     

  • Richard Bullock

    Richard Bullock has over 35 years of experience in transport analysis and investment planning, covering all forms of transport in a number of countries, including several in southern and eastern Africa. He has worked at a senior level for transport agencies, governments, the private sector, regulatory agencies and project promoters and lenders. He specialises in the financial, economic, organisational and institutional analyses of transport systems, with particular emphasis on railways. ► Download Richard Bullock's paper

     

  • Olivier Ratheaux

    Olivier Ratheaux graduated as an engineer from the MINES ParisTech Graduate School and holds a specialized diploma in development economics. He joined Agence française de développement in 1992 after holding different positions in the technical assistance field. He has prepared numerous infrastructure financing projects and has worked on public-private partnerships, sectoral policies, the economic calculation of projects and procurement. He is currently team leader referent for the transport sector. ► Download Olivier Ratheaux's paper