Le Havre, France, January 15, 2010 – Starting January 7th, 2010, Gilles Poilvet is appointed Vice President Program for Aircelle, the Safran Group specialist in aircraft engine nacelles. He takes over from Jean-Paul Alary, who has been appointed in a new position in another Safran company.

A graduate of the HEC Business School, Gilles Poilvet began his career in 1990 with the Mazar financial audit agency. He joined Aircelle in January 2002 and held various positions in Finance Department. Since June 2006, he has been Aircelle’s Director of the Procurement and External Supply Chain. He acquired an excellent knowledge of all Aircelle programs. His objective is to continue to build the customer relationship and focus the entire organization to improve the Aircelle overall program performances in order to get customers satisfaction and prepare the future.

Aircelle is one of the leading players in the worldwide nacelle market for aircraft engines. A subsidiary of the Safran group, Aircelle employs nearly 3,000 people on seven sites in France, the United Kingdom, and Morocco. Aircelle is the only nacelle manufacturer in the world present on all the market segments, from regional and business aircraft to the largest airliners (A380).