Jean-Paul Herteman is a French

aerospace engineer Aerospace engineering is the primary field of engineering concerned with the development of aircraft and spacecraft. It has two major and overlapping branches: aeronautical engineering and astronautical engineering. Avionics engineering is si ...

, materials scientist and

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. He was CEO of

Safran Safran S.A. is a French multinational company that designs, develops and manufactures aircraft engines, rocket engines as well as various aerospace and defense-related equipment or their components. It was formed by a merger between SNECMA and ...

until 23 April 2015, the French Aerospace

engine An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert one or more forms of energy into mechanical energy. Available energy sources include potential energy (e.g. energy of the Earth's gravitational field as exploited in hydroelectric power gen ...

& equipment manufacturer and Chairman of both the French Aerospace Industries Association (

GIFAS The Groupement des industries françaises aéronautiques et spatiales (abbreviated GIFAS) is the French Aerospace Industries Association created in 1908, featuring more than 260 members. The first name of the association was ''Association des Indu ...

) and of the

AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe The ''AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe'' (ASD) is a trade association for the aerospace, defense and security industries in Europe. According to the organization, it represents over 3,000 companies in 17 countries. History ...

(ASD). He is Vice-Chairman of the Conseil général de l'armement (General Council of Armament) chaired by the Minister of Defence.

Biography

Born in 1950, Jean-Paul Herteman was admitted at the

École Polytechnique École may refer to: * an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée) * École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France * École, Savoi ...

in 1970 (X70). He graduated in 1973 and chose the

Corps de l'armement The Corps de l'armement, or ''corps des ingénieurs de l'armement'' is a Technical Grand Corps of the French State (''grand corps de l'Etat''), aimed at providing the French Armed Forces with all appropriate equipment and at supervising the French ...

. He graduated from Supaéro in 1975 and began his career at the Centre d'essais aéronautiques de Toulouse (

Direction générale de l'armement The Direction générale de l’armement (DGA; English: Directorate General of Armaments), is the French Government Defence procurement and technology agency responsible for project management, development and purchase of weapon systems for the Fr ...

) in the field of

aerospace materials Aerospace materials are materials, frequently metal alloys, that have either been developed for, or have come to prominence through their use for aerospace purposes. These uses often require exceptional performance, strength or heat resistance, ev ...

testing An examination (exam or evaluation) or test is an educational assessment intended to measure a test-taker's knowledge, skill, aptitude, physical fitness, or classification in many other topics (e.g., beliefs). A test may be administered verba ...

. He entered the

Snecma Safran Aircraft Engines, previously Snecma (''Société nationale d'études et de construction de moteurs d'aviation'') or Snecma Moteurs, is a French aerospace engine manufacturer headquartered in Courcouronnes and a subsidiary of Safran. It ...

in 1984, and was CEO of

from 2007 to 23 April 2015.

Career

Most of Jean-Paul Herteman's career is within Snecma Group (now

) in

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and technical positions. 1984 : Head of

materials Material is a substance or mixture of substances that constitutes an object. Materials can be pure or impure, living or non-living matter. Materials can be classified on the basis of their physical and chemical properties, or on their geologic ...

and processes

research Research is "creativity, creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge". It involves the collection, organization and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular att ...

programmes
1987 : Deputy director of

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1989 : Vice President for

(+ Chairman of

board at

)
1993 : Head of Snecma

Design A design is a plan or specification for the construction of an object or system or for the implementation of an activity or process or the result of that plan or specification in the form of a prototype, product, or process. The verb ''to design'' ...

Department
1994 : Deputy Director of

Engineering Engineering is the use of scientific method, scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad rang ...

1995 : Director of

CFM56 The CFM International CFM56 (U.S. military designation F108) series is a Franco-American family of high-bypass turbofan aircraft engines made by CFM International (CFMI), with a thrust range of . CFMI is a 50–50 joint-owned company of Safran ...

programmes
1996 : Vice President of

CFM International CFM International is a 50/50 Franco-American joint venture between GE Aviation and Safran Aircraft Engines (formerly known as Snecma). It was formed to build and support the CFM56 series of turbofan engines. The company is the world’s leading s ...

1996 : Vice President for

1999 : Head of the

Rocket Engine A rocket engine uses stored rocket propellants as the reaction mass for forming a high-speed propulsive jet of fluid, usually high-temperature gas. Rocket engines are reaction engines, producing thrust by ejecting mass rearward, in accordanc ...

Division ( Société européenne de propulsion)
2002 : CEO of Snecma Moteurs
2004 : Executive Vice President of the Snecma Group (Aerospace

propulsion Propulsion is the generation of force by any combination of pushing or pulling to modify the translational motion of an object, which is typically a rigid body (or an articulated rigid body) but may also concern a fluid. The term is derived from ...

Branch)
2007 : Chairman of the

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2007 : Chairman of the French Aerospace Industries Association

2010 : Vice Chairman of the Conseil général de l'armement
April 2011 :

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and Chairman of the Board of

5 July 2012 : reelected Chairman of the

On 9 June 2011, a few days before the

Paris Air Show The Paris Air Show (french: Salon international de l'aéronautique et de l'espace de Paris-Le Bourget, Salon du Bourget) is a trade fair and air show held in odd years at Paris–Le Bourget Airport in north Paris, France. Organized by the French ...

, Jean-Paul Herteman was interviewed (in French) by the French radio broadcast

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. In the 9 minute interview, Jean-Paul Herteman described his views about feminisation at Safran, its international expansion (US, Italy, China) and its new LEAP engine design. In this interview, Jean-Paul Herteman gives a description of the new board of directors resulting from the structure change of the company. This structure is now smaller (15 instead of 27 before), with 5 women,

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as vice President, the French American Chairman of Caltech

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, and Giovanni Bisignani, former Head of

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and of

Alitalia Alitalia - Società Aerea Italiana Società per azioni, S.p.A., operating as Alitalia (), was an Italian airline which was once the flag carrier and largest airline of Italy. The company had its head office in Fiumicino, Metropolitan City of ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Herteman, Jean-Paul 1950 births Living people French aerospace engineers French materials scientists French chief executives École Polytechnique alumni Supaéro alumni Corps de l'armement People from Saint-Cloud Safran Group people

Biography

Career

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