Michele Mario Elia – Chief Executive Officer of Rete Ferroviaria

Michele Mario Elia
Chief Executive Officer
Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane SpA
Began his career at Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) in 1975 as an Electrical Systems
and Plant Inspector, he then worked doing surveys of operations and
maintenance of signaling, electrical traction, lighting and electromotive systems
and plants in the Bari Infrastructure Regional Offices.
Before his appointment as CEO of FSI, other positions Mr. Elia held included:
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Manager at FS General Direction for Technical Contractual Standards
and Rules for the planning and renewal of contact lines (1986)
Responsible for the Infrastructure Operations and Maintenance in Bari
Infrastructure Regional offices (1990)
Responsible for Administration and Personnel Services in the FS
Strategic Business Area “Infrastructure” (1996)
Head of Technical Direction of RFI, where, among other tasks, he was
responsible for the technical realization of the Rome – Naples high speed
line (1998 – 2006)
CEO of Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI), part of the Ferrovie dello Stato
Italiane Group (2006 – 2014)
Other achievements include:
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2000 – 2003 – Board of the AEIF for European interoperability standards
2001 – 2006 – Member of the UIC (International Railways Union) Safety
Platform
2001 – 2010 – Board of the EEIG ERTMS Users Group
2002 – Present – Editor of “La Tecnica Professionale”
2004 – 2010 – Member of the Executive Committee of CEI (Italian Electrotechnical Committee)
2005 – 2007 – CEO of ITALCERTIFER – Italian Institute for Research and
Certification of Railways
2006 – 2007 – Vice Chairman of UIC ERTMS Paltform
2007 – 2012 – Chairman of UIC ERTMS Platform/CCS&Operation Sector
and member of the UIC Rail System Forum Steering Board
2007 – 2010 – Chairman of TAV (High Speed company within the Ferrovie
dello Stato Group)
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2007 – Present - Chairman of Corridor D EEIG
2007 – Present – Member of LTF (Lyon Turin Ferroviarie) SAS
Management Board
2009 – Present – member of ERA Administrative Board
2012 – Present - Chairman of UIC Rail System Forum
2013 – Present - Member of the Italian Railways Foundation Board
Mr. Elia holds a degree in Electro-technical Engineering and is a licensed
Engineer by the Board of Italian Professional Engineers.

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