GET 2010/04
22 January 2010
UFor release at 07:45
Bruno de Pontfarcy appointed Director of Security and operational Coordination
from 20 January 2010
Bruno de Pontfarcy, ex Captain in the French Navy, is a graduate of the French
Naval Academy, in Brest.
He spent the first 15 years of his career as a fighter pilot, flying the Super
Etendard for 15 years from aircraft carriers in the French Navy and subsequently
Tornado in the United Kingdom and Germany. Between 1995 and 1998 he commanded an
operational squadron of fighters and then ran the naval fighter pilot training
school. In 1998 he became responsible for the operational services of a naval
air base, which required him to coordinate the aeronautical activities of five
groups, both on land and on board aircraft carriers and to become project leader
for the construction of a squadron of planes Rafale. Between 2003 and 2009,
Bruno de Pontfarcy worked at the Prefecture, in Brest, with responsibility for a
maritime safety and security centre, for which he planned and managed operations
before taking on a project management role.
This appointment reinforces Eurotunnel's existing security arrangements
particularly inthe framework of preparation for the 2012 Olympic games with the
public authorities.
About Eurotunnel
Eurotunnel (Euronext Paris: GET, and London Stock Exchange: GETS) manages the
infrastructure of the Channel Tunnel and operates two types of Shuttle: Lorry
carrying Truck Shuttles and car and coach carrying Passenger Shuttles, between
Folkestone, Kent and Coquelles, Pas-de-Calais. Eurotunnel holds the Concession
to operate the Channel Tunnel, the fastest, most reliable, easiest and most
environmentally friendly way to cross the Channel, until 2086. Eurotunnel also
has a rail freight subsidiary, Europorte, which offers a wide range of
integrated rail freight services.
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