Mr Jean-Paul Herteman elected Gifas Chairman, Safran Group
Release Date: 2009-07-20
Mr Jean-Paul Herteman, Chairman of the Safran group, was elected Chairman at the annual general meeting of the French aerospace industries association Gifas, held on 9 July 2009. Jean-Paul Herteman succeeds Charles Edelstenne, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation, who was elected in 2005 and whose mandate came to its statutory end this year.
Following his election Mr Jean-Paul Herteman said: “I am particularly honoured by the trust placed in me by the Gifas Board members and by the mission I have been given to support and promote the French aerospace and defence industries and defence and security electronics. In a context of serious economic crisis and unfavourable euro-dollar parity, my entire effort will go to helping all our members come through these diffiuclt times and prepare for recovery. We shall mobilize everything in our power to ensure that our sector remains competitive, grows its market share, maintains employment levels, supports the development of programmes now underway and, most importantly, pursues a level of research and technology that will enable us to design tomorrow’s equipment with the same world class excellence that our industry has always provided.”
| Type: | NORMAL |
| Company: | Safran Group |
| Country: | France |
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