Cédric Virciglio

Graduate in Contemporary History (University of Strasbourg) and in Politics and Public Affairs in Europe (Sciences Po Strasbourg). He is a specialist in European issues, particularly in the fields of transport, research & innovation and cohesion policy.

Cédric Virciglio started his professional career as Europe Project Manager at the Fondation Entente Franco Allemande. He was also ERDF Project Manager in charge of transport infrastructure at the Champagne-Ardenne Regional Equipment Directorate and Director of the Alsace Europe Office - the Representation to the European Union in Brussels of Alsatian local authorities and consular bodies until June 2017.

In January 2017 he was also appointed prefigurator of the future “Grand Est Europe Office”. At the same time, he is involved in many training courses related to European affairs (Science Po Lille, University of Strasbourg, ENA, University of Lorraine…) and is an expert evaluator for the High Council for the Evaluation of Research and Higher Education (HCERES).

In July 2017, he was recruited by GIE HAROPA - the alliance of the ports of Le Havre, Rouen and Paris as Head of European and International Affairs. He was in charge of defining, steering, implementing the European and international strategy for HAROPA and developing the alliance’s visibility and influence at the European and international level. He is also the Chairman of the Intermodal, Logistics & Industry Committee (ILICO) of the European Sea Port Organisation (ESPO) since July 2019.

Since 1st of June 2021 and the creation of the Seine Axis major River and Sea port - HAROPA PORT, born with the merger of the ports of Le Havre, Rouen and Paris, Cédric Virciglio hold the position of Strategic Planning Director. A department that includes equity investment, strategy, European affairs, international development, consulting and training.