About

‘From my perspective what is significant in a post is the person who manages the post not the post itself. What I want to explain is that the motivation and the passion in the post can make all the changes needed’. Since 2011 Patrizia Marraghini has been using her legal and managerial expertise to shape the legal department of Keolis, one of the largest French private sector transport groups. Having joined when there were only two people in the department, Marraghini used her role to increase the significance of legal within the company while rising through the ranks of the industrials firm. Her efforts have resulted in Keolis becoming well known in the PPP field as well as attracting new markets for the company to expand into. Her input has ensured contracts have been negotiated at new heights, with agreements prolonged for 10 years instead of the previous five or six years and in some cases with Keolis benefitting from increased voting rights. Keolis constantly benefits from the work and effort that Marraghini puts in, such as the recent consolidation successes in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Having started with an atypical background Marraghini now displays versatility not only in her profession but also in the number of languages and the number of jurisdictions that she can culturally navigate. Her previous work experience is in large dedicated to the environmental field through companies such as EDF, Saur and Veolia, combined with experiences in working in external practices. Patrizia Marraghini could not be more suited to her legal role in Keolis and as a member of the international committee, international reorganisation strategy and the steering group.