Stephane Lenfant

SNCF Participations SA is the Paris-based holding company for the French national railway company SNCF-Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français, controlled by the Government of France. SNCF is a leading provider of passenger and cargo transportation services including railway, road and overseas. The group's main divisions are freight, which specializes in the organization of transport and logistics; public transport, which provides multimodal transport services; travelers France/Europe, which specializes in international travel; infrastructure, which is engaged in engineering and construction projects, and holding, principally committed to supplying managerial and administrative services. SNCF Participations holds direct or indirect stakes in a vast number of subsidiaries and affiliates. The firm is financially backed by the French state and has strategic alliances with major European financial institutions including Deutsche Bank AG.