Appointment Valérie Vesque-Jeancard, new Group Vice President, Strategic Development and Projects, at the Colas Group
Valérie Vesque-Jeancard has been appointed Group Vice President, Strategic Development and Projects, for the Colas Group with effect from November 1, 2026. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer of Colas Pierre Vanstoflegatte, she has joined the Executive Committee.
Since May 2018, Valérie Vesque-Jeancard has served as Managing Director of VINCI Airports for France and the Americas, with responsibility for concessions of more than twenty airports. Since June 2021, she has also been Chairwoman & CEO of VINCI Railways, a VINCI subsidiary responsible for rail and urban transport concessions.
Valérie Vesque-Jeancard is a graduate of École Polytechnique and École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées. She also holds a Master’s degree in Economic Analysis and Policy from the Paris School of Economics.
She began her career in 1992 as a transport infrastructure project manager at the World Bank, before holding various senior positions relating to international business development at the French Ministry of the Economy, and then joining the National Court of Auditors.
From 2006 to 2018, she held a number of senior management positions in the cultural, events and retail sectors: Deputy CEO of Bibliothèque nationale de France (French National Library), Deputy Secretary-General of the Ministry of Culture and Communication, and subsequently CEO of Réunion des musées nationaux – Grand Palais.
The breadth and diversity of her career, spanning major projects, infrastructure, management and public policy, are key assets in supporting the Colas Group’s strategy and development.
