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Safran Helicopter Engines makes management appointments

Safran Helicopter Engines Press Release | May 18, 2018

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Safran Helicopter Engines has made two senior management appointments:

Florent Chauvancy is the new executive vice president of OEM sales for Safran Helicopter Engines. Safran Photo

Florent Chauvancy, 41, has been appointed executive vice president of OEM sales, succeeding Maxime Faribault, who is retiring.

Chauvancy joined Safran Landing Systems in 1998, fulfilling various positions in production, supply chain and purchasing within its Landing Gear & Systems Integration division in Gloucester, Bidos and Toronto.

In 2005, he joined the wheels and brakes division and took responsibility for sales of regional, business and military aircraft programs.

In 2009, Chauvancy joined Safran Helicopter Engines as vice president for the Ardiden 1. In 2011, he was appointed executive director and board member of the Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Limited (RRTM) joint venture.

He played a major role in the acquisition of the Rolls-Royce shares in the RTM322 program. Following this transfer, in October 2013, Chauvancy was appointed vice president for heavy helicopter engine programs at Safran Helicopter Engines, to oversee all activities related to the RTM322 and new Aneto range.

Chauvancy is a graduate of the French National Institute of Applied Sciences in Lyon (master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, 1999) and the Rotman Business School in Toronto (executive MBA).

Giuseppe Curci is the new executive vice president of finance and administration for Safran Helicopter Engines. Safran Photo

Giuseppe Curci, 46, is appointed executive vice president of finance and administration. He succeeds Pierre-Jean Flores, who has been appointed to another position within the Group.

Curci started his career in 1997 as a financial auditor with Mazars. In 2003 he joined Safran Aircraft Engines to manage the application of new international financial standards (IAS/IFRS), and their implications for financial communications.

In 2006, he joined Safran Electronics & Defense financial direction, to manage the accounting teams and management control systems, integrating them within Group financial processes.

He was also involved in the internal reorganization of several divisions within the company.

He took responsibility for Safran Helicopter Engines financial direction in 2011, as financial controller.

Curci is a graduate of the UPEC in Paris (master’s degree in Financial Engineering, 1997) and the Paris Dauphine University (master’s degree in Accounting and Finance).

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