Originally from the Occitanie region, Philippe BRU is a graduate of the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris and the ESSEC Business School.
Philippe BRU joined the SNCF in 1992 and has held various positions, including Director of train conductors and then train drivers in Toulouse. In 2006, he was appointed Operations Director for THALYS International in Brussels. He has also managed the SNCF Languedoc-Roussillon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and Nouvelle-Aquitaine regions. Since January 2020, Philippe BRU has been Regional Director of SNCF Voyageurs in Occitania.