Franck Saudo named CEO of Safran Helicopter Engines, and Eric Valentin CEO of Safran Transmission Systems
Franck Saudo has been named Chief Executive Officer of Safran Helicopter Engines, effective April 2, 2018. He succeeds Bruno Even, who is leaving Safran.
Franck Saudo started his career in 2003 at the Treasury Department of the French Ministry of Finance, first acting as head of financial markets, then in charge of issues concerning international debt and the Club de Paris. In 2007, he was named financial sector advisor to the cabinet of the French Minister of the Economy, Industry and Employment. He joined Safran in 2011 as deputy to the Group's Executive Vice President for Strategy and Development.. In July 2013, he was named Vice President, Support & Services at Turbomeca (now Safran Helicopter Engines). From December 2017 to this latest appointment, he was CEO of Safran Transmission Systems.
Eric Valentin has been named Chief Executive Officer of Safran Transmission Systems, effective April 2, 2018. He replaces Franck Saudo, named CEO of Safran Helicopter Engines.
Eric Valentin started his career in 1998 with Alcatel Cable (now Nexans) as internal consultant, project manager, and then SAP implementation program manager. He joined Safran in 2003 with Ningbo Bird Sagem Electronics Co., Ltd. as Vice President for Finance and Human Resources, subsequently being named Senior Executive Vice President of the company. In July 2007 he was named deputy director of the 2G Business Unit at Sagem In March 2009, he moved to Messier-Bugatti-Dowty (now Safran Landing Systems) as Vice President, Operations for the Suzhou plant in China. From April 2012 until this latest appointment, he was Vice President for Production in the Landing Gear & Integration division of Safran Landing Systems.
Eric Valentin, 44, holds degrees from the Ecole Polytechnique (1993) and the Ecole des Mines de Paris (1998).
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