French President to Meet with Siemens, Mitsubishi Heads

Posted by Michelle Howard June 16, 2014

French President Francois Hollande will meet with the heads of Germany's Siemens (SIEMENS.NS) and Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHVYF) (MHI) on Tuesday morning, the president's office said in a statement on Monday.

The meeting with Joe Kaeser and Shunichi Miyanaga is due to take place at 0825 GMT, according to the statement.

The two companies are expected to present a joint offer to France's Alstom in Paris on Monday, according to sources close to the bidders, challenging a General Electric bid that sparked French government concern about retaining jobs and industry expertise.

(Reporting by James Regan; Editing by Natalie Huet)