About

Valentine Poylo previously worked with the French Navy in the Fleet Support Service, being responsible for the maintenance of ships for the Ministry of Defence. She is acknowledged for her assistance during the change in Directorate of Naval Construction (DNC) and the constitution of the new DNC Company. Poylo then followed through her services for DNC through the procurement of fleet support services and litigation in conjunction with building bridges with the legal entities in the Ministry of Defence. Poylo overcame the difficulties in the creation of DNC caused by a diversity of legal issues ranging from policy and transactions through to insurance and internal transformation of public procurement contracts. She joined the infrastructure legal department of SNCF, France’s national state-owned railway company, in 2007 where she gradually specialised in projects of research and innovation using her experiences in intellectual property law. In her current role Poylo brings clarification to legal, over time creating an intricate relationship between her department and internal clientele which previously was more limited. She is also a pillar of support for the relationship between SNCF and the RFF (Réseau Ferré de France, French Rail Network) since the merger in mid-2015. SNCF has six specialised legal departments, Poylo takes the intellectual property department to pioneering new heights admired both internally by clients and colleagues and externally by those who work in collaboration with her.