Denis Andlauer

Denis Andlauer has been Vice-President, Operations, for the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) since February 2023. Prior to this appointment, he served as Director of Operations at CDPQ Infra from 2015 to 2019, and then as Senior Director of Transportation Strategies from 2019 to 2023. In this role, he led the team at the heart of the REM project.

Before joining CDPQ Infra, he founded and led DA Conseils stratégiques, a consulting firm where he carried out mandates related to the review of public transit governance in the Montréal region for several institutional clients. He gained part of his experience in urban and school transportation as Vice-President at Orléans Express. During that time, he contributed to the creation of Keolis Canada, where he served as President and CEO from 2012 to 2014. Previously, he worked at the Réseau de transport de la Capitale (RTC) in Québec City from 2002 to 2009, first as Director of Maintenance and later overseeing all RTC operations.

Before moving to Québec, Denis Andlauer was responsible for the operation and maintenance of the Lyon metro system, which includes France’s first fully automated metro line. He began his career in high-speed train (TGV) maintenance at the French National Railway Company (SNCF).

Denis Andlauer is a graduate of the École nationale supérieure d’Arts et Métiers in Paris and holds a certificate in corporate governance from Université Laval.