Chairman of the Board, CGN (General Navigation Company on Lake Geneva)

Benoît Gaillard

Benoît Gaillard served as Communications Director and then Senior Advisor in the canton of Vaud’s ministry of infrastructure between 2012 and 2018. He went on to start a consulting business with a focus on mobility solutions and digitization. In January of 2019, he became the chairman of the board at CGN, the key transport and tourism operator on Lake Geneva. With roughly 2.5 millions passengers carried and a steady yearly growth rate of 2.5%, the company is dedicating significant capital expenditure to enlarging its facilities’ and fleet’s capacity while bringing it up to the best environmental standards.