Governance

The UITP governance structure is made up of numerous bodies which interact with each other and together make sure that the Association is managed democratically, transparently and efficiently. 

General Assembly 

The General Assembly is composed of all the members of UITP and meets at least once every year.

The General Assembly exercises the full power of the international association as stated in the Bylaws, which are the rules established to regulate UITP. 

Executive Board

UITP is administered by the Executive Board, which implements the decisions of the General Assembly.

The Executive Board is responsible for all decisions relating to the administration and financing of UITP.

The Executive Board is composed of the President, the Chairs of the Divisions and country representatives with seats allocated according to the rules established in the Bylaws. 

President

The current President is  Renée Amilcar, Chief Executive Officer of Mobilité Infra Québec (MIQ).

Her second mandate as UITP President is valid from June 2025 until June 2027.

The  President  is elected from amongst the members of the Policy Board by the  General Assembly  for a period of two years. The President chairs the Executive and Policy Boards, and represents UITP on the international stage.

Deputy President

The current Deputy President is Gautier Brodeo, Operational Development Agency Director of RATP Group.

His first mandate as UITP Deputy President is valid from June 2025 until June 2027.

The Deputy President is elected for a period of two years from among the Executive Board members to represent the President when they are unavailable.

The Policy Board

The Policy Board is composed of Executive Board members, Chairs of each Division and Thematic Committee, the PresCom Chair and national representatives according to the Bylaws.

It has exclusive decision-making powers regarding the positions adopted by UITP in the area of public transport policy as well as the determination of the Integrated Global Work Plan.

It is subject to powers granted to the Regional Committees in regard to position papers about transport policies in respective regions. 

The PresCom

The PresCom is the leading group of the UITP working bodies. It is composed of the Chair of each Committee and always acts under the leadership of the Policy Board.

The PresCom coordinates all the activities of the UITP Committees and provides a platform of exchange between representatives of each working body.

The PresCom prepares and monitors the Integrated Global Work Programme and submits to Policy Board along with recommendations for their decisions. 

The PresCom is currently made up of: 

• Tom Page, Chair PresCom
• Alberto Alonso Poza, EU Committee
• Alex de Jong, Vehicles & Equipment Committee
• Alexandra Ferreira de Carvalho, Waterborne Committee
• Andrea Mohr Braun, Exhibitions Committee
• Angelo Meuleman, Shared Vehicles Committee
• Anne Bigand, Marketing & Product Development Committee
• Axel Drouadaine, On-demand Mobility Committee
• Büsra Busan, Paratransit Working Group
• Christophe Martin, Bus Committee
• Fabio Portela Rodrigues, Information Technology & Innovation Committee
• Flavio Chevis, Transport Finance and Economics Committee
• Giorgi Sharkovi, Eurasia Committee
• Gonzalo Fernandez Sanchez, Sustainable Development Committee
• Gordana Micic, Design & Culture Committee
• Hesham Taha, MENA Committee
• Jonas Wigger and Clémentine Barbier, Automated Mobility Working Group
• Julieta De Micheo Carrillo de Albornoz, Business Management & Human Resources Committee
• Karin Zipperer, Public Transport and Mobility Authorities Committee
• Luigi Di Stasio, Trolleybus Committee
• Maria Vittoria Corazza, Research in Mobility Committee
• Marian Kelly, Safety Working Group
• Meite Bouake, Africa Committee
• Michal Cieslik, Security Committee
• Mohamed Al Ali, Parking Working Group
• Paolo Carbone, Light Rail Committee
• Paul Gwynn, Cybersecurity Committee
• Pedro Mateu, Metro Committee
• Randy Clark, North America Committee
• Raphaël Rene-Bazin, Transport & Urban Life Committee
• Roch Muraine, Information Technology & Telecommunication Committee
• Sammy Wong, Asia Pacific Committee
• Simon Coulthard, Regional & Suburban Railways Committee
• Tamara Eelsing, Diversity & Inclusion Working Group
• Victoria Markewitz, Combined Mobility Committee
• (to be filled), Accessibility Working Group
• (to be filled), Cable Car Working Group
• (to be filled), Latin America Committee

The Divisions

The  UITP Divisions divide UITP members based on their region (Africa, Asia-Pacific, Australia & New Zealand, Eurasia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East and North Africa, North America) and their specific fields of activity (Bus, Industry, Light Rail, Metro, Public Transport & Mobility Authorities,  Regional & Suburban Railways, Shared Mobility, Waterborne).

All UITP members are thus a part of at least two Divisions. Most Divisions have one or more Committees.

The Committees 

UITP Division Committees are established by the General Assembly upon proposal of the Executive Board. The Thematic Committees are established by the Policy Board. They bring together a limited number of experts from among the UITP members.

The Committees function as the active working bodies of UITP, setting goals and strategies as well as developing a wide range of projects and initiatives.

These experts actively work on key issues for a Division or on a transversal thematic topic. 

Our Committees 

Regional Committees

• Africa, Asia-Pacific, Australia & New Zealand, Eurasia,  Europe, Latin America,  Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and North America.

Stakeholder Committees: 

• Bus,  Exhibitions, IT & Telecommunications, Light Rail, Metro, On-demand Mobility, Public Transport and Mobility Authorities, Regional & Suburban Railways, Shared Vehicles, Trolleybus, Vehicles & Equipment, Waterborne

Thematic Committees

• Business & HR, Combined Mobility, Cybersecurity, Design & culture, IT & Innovation,  Marketing, Research in Mobility, Security, Sustainable Development, Transport Finance and Economics, Transport & Urban Life

Interested in joining a committee? Learn more about our Committees & Working Groups.

The Secretary General & General Secretariat

The Secretary General is appointed by the Executive Board and is responsible for the day-to-day management of UITP.

The Secretary General leads the General Secretariat in managing, administrating and communicating the work of the working bodies and other structural activities of UITP.

It is also his/her task to recruit more members and grow the association.

The current Secretary General is Mohamed Mezghani^*. 

The General Secretariat is made up of the Secretary General and his/her staff. 

_{*Acting on behalf of Mohamed Mezghani SARL}