- Stephane Mayer
Paris, May 6, 2011 – DAHER, the European-based integrated equipment and services supplier, has named Stéphane Mayer as President & CEO of its DAHER-SOCATA aerospace activities, effective June 1, 2011. He will replace François Lépinoy, who is to become President of the executive board for the Air Caraïbes Group.
In advance preparation for this move, Mayer joined the DAHER Group in September 2010 as the CEO of DAHER-SOCATA. Working with François Lépinoy, he contributed to the management and the development of DAHER-SOCATA, which is an aircraft manufacturer and Tier-1 producer of aerostructures and integrated equipment, as well as a services supplier for the aerospace industry.
With his new function, Mayer will retain the existing CEO duties, while also assuming additional responsibilities as president of DAHER-SOCATA.
Mayer graduated from France’s Ecole Polytechnique engineering school in 1984, and has additional qualifications from ENSAE (Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et de l’Administration Economique) and the
Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris. He began his career in external auditing.
In 1992, Mayer joined Lagardère Group, where he became from 1997 the Senior Vice President of Spare Parts and CFO at Matra Automobile, later becoming a member of its executive board. Mayer served as the
CEO of EADS SOCATA from 2003 to 2007, followed by his role as CEO of ATR, the European manufacturer of regional turboprop airliners, from 2007 to 2010.
Mayer has been an active private pilot for 20 years, and is rated on DAHER-SOCATA’s TBM 850 very fast turboprop aircraft.
About DAHER - www.daher.com
DAHER is a European integrated equipment and services supplier. Independent medium-size company DAHER develops its “industry & services” model in the aerospace, nuclear, defense and industry sectors, concentrating on three core activities: manufacturing, services and transport, which it builds into a global offer.
Founded in 1863, DAHER is international with 6,700 men and women in 14 countries over the world.
DAHER has tripled in size over six years and now exceeds one billion-dollar annual turnover.
In 2011, DAHER-SOCATA is celebrating the 100th anniversary of continuous aircraft production, marking a legacy that began in 1911 with its predecessor company – Aeroplanes Morane-Saulnier.
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