News from France (January 2009)
New Board
The French Tunnelling and Underground Space Association (AFTES) has elected its new board. Alain Balan, consulting engineer and former manager of large infrastructure projects at the SNCF, has been elected President for a three year term.
The other members of the AFTES Executive Council are :
Vice-President Monique Labbe - Architect
Vice-President Jacques Burdin - Consulting engineer
Vice-President Michel Deffayet - Managing director of the CETu
Vice-President Michel Lallement - President of the Underground Works Federation
Vice-President Philippe Millard - Consulting engineer, former director of large projects by SIAAP
Vice-President Richard Kastner - Professor Emeritus, civil engineering, INSA Lyon
Treasurer Allain Brunet - Deputy Managing Director Urbaine de Travaux
Vice-Treasurer Jacques Picard
Secretary General Alain Mercusot - Civil Engineer, CETu
President of Technical Committee Jean Piraud - Tunnel expert ANTEA
