Nicolas Petrovic


Nicolas Petrovic is a French-Yugoslavian businessman and the Chief Executive of Siemens France since 2018.

Early life

He was born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris, to a French mother and a Yugoslav father. He has an older and younger sister. He gained a degree from ESCP Europe in 1991. He worked overseas for two years for Compagnie Générale des Eaux. He gained a degree from INSEAD in 2003.

Career

Petrovic joined SNCF in 1994 as a junior marketing manager. He resigned from SNCF in 2000 to pursue a degree from INSEAD, which he gained in 2003.
train heading to London, in Kent, in May 2009

Eurostar

Petrovic joined Eurostar in August 2003 as Director of Customer Service. He became Chief Operating Officer in 2006, and replaced Richard Brown as the Chief Executive in April 2010. Eurostar has 1,700 employees, with 850 in London.

Siemens

He joined Siemens on the 1st of March 2018, becoming CEO of Siemens France. The company has 6,900 employees and a turnover of 2 billion euros in France.