Valenzuela, Hélène
General Manager of OUIGO Spain
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Personal data |
| Date of birth |
29/12/1969. |
| Academic background |
Graduate in Business Administration and Management from the Paris School of Commerce with a Master´s Degree in Financial
Management.
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| Career path |
Hélène Valenzuela, General Manager at OUIGO Spain, has more than 25 years of experience in the European railway sector in
high-speed networks, and has held senior positions in international companies such as SNCF, Thalys, Eurostar or ELIPSOS,
among others, in charge of international projects and divisions in various European countries.
With a Master´s degree in Financial Management from ESCP Europe, Valenzuela´s career has always been linked to the
railway. From managing small business units of railway companies, to leading the development project for high-speed rail
transport between France and Spain, promoted by Renfe and SNCF, or becoming part of the executive committee of SNCF
Réseau in 2018 as operations manager for the south-east area, where she was responsible for a whole production area of more
than 11,000 people.
Her international experience also includes her work as Operations Director at Thalys, a railway company in charge of managing
high-speed services that link France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany.
Hélène is currently working as General Manager at OUIGO Spain, a Spanish subsidiary of the French group SNCF Voyageurs.
OUIGO is the low-fare high-speed train operator that began operating in Spain on May 2021, aiming to make high-speed
accessible to everyone and everyone’s budget. Since its inception, the company has transported almost 5 million passengers,
demonstrating the success of affordable high-speed in Spain and OUIGO´s business model in the country.
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| Other positions |
Counselor of the Lyon School of Engineering, École Centrale de Lyon.
Conseiller du commerce extérieur de la France (CCEF).
Member of the Advisory Board of Euroports Med.
Counselor of the French-Spanish Chamber of Commerce and Industry, CCI France Espagne.
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| Postal address |
Calle Alfonso XII, 62
28014 Madrid (Spain) |
| Telephone |
+ 34 910 780 990 |
| E-mail |
marketing@ouigo.es |
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