Tue, May 10, 2011
Appointment Becomes Effective June 1, 2011
Stéphane Mayer (pictured) has been named as
president & CEO of Daher-Socata effective June 1, 2011. He will
replace François Lépinoy, who is to become President
of the executive board for the Air Caraïbes Group.
Mayer joined the Daher Group in September 2010 as the CEO of
DAHER-SOCATA. Working with 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.
In his new position, 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.
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