Barbara Grau
Barbara Grau
Head of European & International HR Affairs
SNCF

Barbara Grau is the Head of European and International Affairs in the Corporate Human Resources Department of SNCF since 2011. She represents SNCF in several European and international bodies: in the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (HRD Group), the European Sectoral Social Dialogue (for railways) and UIC (Talent and Expertise Development Platform). She has a long experience in SNCF in international projects, international marketing (as InterRail product manager) and the field of human resources (recruitment, training, social dialogue, …). She was a member of the negotiation team of the agreement Women In Rail (WIR), a European Social Partners agreement that operates for the promotion and development of gender equality and gender diversity in the railway sector.

Since 2021, she has been representing SNCF as a partner in the Erasmus+ funded project STAFFER (Skill Training Alliance For the Future European Rail system), a blueprint initiative for futureproofing the European railway sector in terms of railway training and sectorial cooperation. She speaks German, French and English.