Olivier Zarrouati
Olivier Zarrouati (born April 16, 1958 in Toulon, France) is a French engineer and business man. From 2007 until 2017, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Zodiac Aerospace.[1]
Olivier Zarrouati | |
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| Born | April 16, 1958 |
| Alma mater | École polytechnique, SUPAERO (ISAE) |
| Occupation | CEO President of directory Zodiac Aerospace |
Biography edit
Education edit
Zarrouati, an alumnus of the Ecole Polytechnique (1980), graduated from the École nationale supérieure de l'aéronautique et de l'espace in 1982.[2]
Career edit
Zarrouati started his career as a defense engineer before joining the French Space agency (Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales) from 1982 to 1988. In 1989, he joined Matra Marconi Space as project manager for earth observation satellites. In 1998, he led the Development Direction of Intertechnique which was acquired by Zodiac group in 1999. He then served as CEO of Aerosafety’s segment and CEO of the Group’s aeronautical activities. Since 2007, he has been chief executive officer of Zodiac Aerospace.[3][4] In October 2015, he was chosen by the Supervisory Board to serve a third term of four years as CEO.[5]
Other activity edit
Since 2011, Zarrouati has been President of the ISAE SUPAERO Foundation.[6][7]
Honors edit
In 2000, he was appointed Knight of the National Order of Merit and Knight of the Legion of Honor in 2013.
References edit
- ^ "Milestones". Zodiac Aerospace. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ "Avec Zodiac, les niches montent au ciel". Lesechos.fr. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ "Olivier Zarrouati". Lesechos.fr. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ "Parachute ascensionnel". Le Monde.fr. Lemonde.fr. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ "Olivier Zarrouati reconduit aux commandes de Zodiac". lesechos.fr (in French). 15 October 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ^ "Olivier Zarrouati | French-American Foundation". Frenchamerican.org. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ (in French). Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.