PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 2024-- Regulatory News:

Didier Cazelles joins Eurotunnel, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Getlink Group (Paris:GET), as Deputy Chief Executive.

Reporting to Yann Leriche, Chief Executive Officer of Eurotunnel and Getlink, Didier Cazelles will be a member of the Group's Executive Committee. He will have operational and managerial responsibility for the Eurotunnel subsidiary, including the management of railway operations, infrastructure management, safety, sales and human resources.

Didier Cazelles began his career in 1992 with the SNCF group, where he spent more than 20 years in high-level operational and managerial positions.

He was successively Director of Operations for the Oise department (1998-2000), Director of Passenger Sales (2006-2007), Director of the SNCF Paris-Est Region (2008-2009). In 2009, he was appointed Chief of Staff to the Chairman of the SNCF Group, before becoming Director of Operations for the High-Speed Trains Division in 2010.

In 2013, he joined the Elior group, in charge of the Motorways and Leisure segment for Northern Europe, before joining Keolis in 2019, as Deputy Managing Director for the Regions.

He is a graduate of Science-Po and the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées.

Yann Leriche, CEO of Getlink : "Didier Cazelles’ extensive background in the transport and mobility sectors, his varied high-level responsibilities, make him a seasoned professional of our industry. I am delighted with his arrival and the expertise he brings to the table, combining ability to deliver, on the ground knowledge and strong leadership skills."

About Getlink

Getlink SE (Euronext Paris: GET), through its subsidiary Eurotunnel, is the concession holder until 2086 for the Channel Tunnel infrastructure and operates Truck Shuttles and Passenger Shuttles (cars and coaches) between Folkestone (UK) and Calais (France). Since 31 December 2020Eurotunnel has been developing the smart border to ensure that the Tunnel remains the fastest, most reliable, easiest and most environmentally friendly way to cross the Channel. Since it opened in 1994, close to 500 million people and more than 102 million vehicles have travelled through the Channel Tunnel. This unique land link, which carries a quarter of trade between the Continent and the United Kingdom, has become a vital link, reinforced by the ElecLink electricity interconnector installed in the Tunnel, which helps to balance energy needs between France and the United Kingdom. Getlink completes its sustainable mobility services with its rail freight subsidiary Europorte. Committed to "low-carbon" services that control their impact on the environment (through its activities, the Group avoids the equivalent of 1.9 million tonnes of CO₂ per year), Getlink has made the place of people, nature and territories a central concern.

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