Bertrand joined Transport Scotland in 2008 following a 17 year career as a Commissioned Officer in the French Army Air Corps.
His transport experience covers rail projects delivery on Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Project, rail policy particularly around fares, transport strategy with a leading role in the refresh then full review of the National Transport Strategy (NTS2) in 2016 and 2017 respectively and road safety policy in his latest post as Head of Road Safety Policy where he led on the development of Scotland’s Road Safety Framework to 2030 published in February 2021.