Nicolas Petrovic


Nicolas Petrovic is a French business executive who has worked for Eurostar, Siemens France, and Brightline West.

Early life

He was born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris, to a French mother and a Yugoslav father. He has an older and younger sister. He gained a degree from ESCP Europe in 1991. He worked overseas for two years for Compagnie Générale des Eaux. He gained a degree from INSEAD in 2003.

Career

Petrovic joined SNCF in 1994 as a junior marketing manager. He resigned from SNCF in 2000 to pursue a degree from INSEAD, which he gained in 2003.

Eurostar

Petrovic joined Eurostar in August 2003 as Director of Customer Service. He became Chief Operating Officer in 2006, and replaced Richard Brown as the Chief Executive in April 2010. Eurostar has 1,700 employees, with 850 in London.

Siemens

He was CEO of Siemens France from March 2018 to September 2021. The company has 6,000 employees and a turnover of 1.8 billion euros in France in the fiscal year 2021.

Brightline West

He became managing director of Brightline West in January 2026.