Marc Guigon is Director of Passenger Department at UIC (International Union of Railways).He joined UIC in June 2012 and is responsible for all Passengers activities, including development of High-Speed Rail in the world, Railway Stations, Telematics Applications for Passengers, ticketing. He is also responsible for regional and commuter traffic, development of opportunities for touristic trains.
He organizes workshops and conferences such as World Congress for High Speed, Nextstation, trainings for UIC members, Modern Railways with CR (Chinese Railways).Prior to joining the UIC, Marc worked in the office of the French Prime Minister, responsible for French national policies of transport in the field of spatial planning: including railways, roads, urban transport, airports, ports and waterways.
He was also engaged in the economic development of a French Region: Champagne-Ardenne. Lastly, he was responsible for intergovernmental cooperation between France and China, especially with CELAP (China Executive Leadership Academy of Pudong: 中国浦东干部学院) and NDRC (发改委).
Prior to that Marc was in charge of railway freight strategy at the SNCF (French National Railway), rolling-stock maintenance and carried out European projects of research in the field of railway transportation.