Guillaume Giscard d'Estaing (born 1958) has been chairman and CEO of

Sofema Sofema (Société française d’exportation de matériel militaire et aéronautique) is a French company which specialises today in the renovation, marketing and maintenance of first generation land, sea and air equipment, mainly from material ...

since 2007.

Career

After an initial career as a naval officer and helicopter pilot, Guillaume Giscard d'Estaing entered Turbomeca (Snecma group) based in Pau in 1994 as Sales Manager and, later, marketing director. In addition to new equipment, the engine retrofit activity (successive changes of a standard model by return to factory) would later inform his thinking on the future of extending the life of equipment and the new direction of Sofema. From 2000 to 2004 in the UK, Giscard d'Estaing managed three separate companies - Turbomeca UK, and the joint ventures

Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Limited (RRTM) is a joint venture between United Kingdom, British aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce plc (UK) and France, French helicopter engine specialist Safran Helicopter Engines (formerly known as Turbomeca). It man ...

and Rolls-Royce Snecma. With these jobs, he was confronted with Franco-British cooperation, strategic negotiations with prestigious boards, maintaining close contact with customers and users. In 2004, Guillaume Giscard d'Estaing joined

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 d ...

headquarters in

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as deputy director of International Affairs for European countries and, when the group merged with

Sagem SAGEM (, translated as "Company of General Applications of Electricity and Mechanics") was a French company involved in defense electronics, consumer electronics, and communication systems. Founded in 1924, SAGEM initially specialised in mechani ...

, he became Deputy Vice President of International Development of the new entity

Safran Safran S.A. () is a French Multinational corporation, multinational aerospace, defence industry, defence and computer security, security corporation headquartered in Paris. It designs, develops and manufactures both commercial and military airc ...

. In 2007 Guillaume Giscard d'Estaing succeeded General Bernard Norlain as president of

Guillaume Giscard d'Estaing, nouveau pilote de Sofema

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, May 29th, 2007 - then specialized in supplying export support to large French aeronautic and defense groups. He implemented a profound transformation of the company, which is today focused on the renovation and sale of military and civil equipment to countries with lower purchasing power and a reasoned development policy. This successful reorientation is based on Guillaume Giscard d'Estaing's belief that Sofema's new activity must strengthen French economic presence in these countries through balanced and sustainable partnerships.

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