Chairman of the Board
Nick Sanders
Subsequently to the Annual General Meeting on December 30th, 2024, Latecoere’s Board of Directors has met and has decided to appoint Nick Sanders as new Chairman of the Board.
Nick Sanders is an engineer by background who brings extensive aerospace industry experience. In particular he has deep knowledge of complex industrial turnarounds from prior management and board director roles. Nick began his career at Rolls Royce spending 13 years working on engine development and technical support. He then spent almost a decade at Lucas Aerospace where he was made Group VP Operations in 1996 and where he gained foundational experience of driving major turnaround programs. In 2002, he became CEO of CompAir, leading a buyout with Alchemy Partners. Under his leadership, the company turned a major loss into a profit within five years. He also served as interim CEO of Deloro Stellite (a Duke Street investment) before co-founding Better Capital. From 2010 to 2019, he served as Executive Chairman of Gardner Aerospace. He led its transformation from a company in distress to a growing and profitable business which became one of Airbus’ top 8 detailed parts suppliers in 2018. Nick serves on the boards of Doncasters (aerospace and industrial), Elcogen plc (hydrogen fuel) and Walker Precision Ltd (defense). Nick is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of both the Institute of Mechanical Engineers and the Royal Aeronautical Society. Nick is a lifelong aerospace enthusiast and trustee of the Royal Air Force Museum.
Members of the Board of Directors
André Benhamou, as board observer on behalf of the French State
Thomas de Cannière
Laurence Dors
June du Halgouët
Bernd Kessler
Fabienne Lelandais, representing the Latecoere employees
Samantha Marnick
Thierry Mootz
Christophe Villemin
Group CEO
André-Hubert Roussel
On November 14th, 2024, Latecoere, a tier 1 supplier to major international aircraft manufacturers, announces that the Board of Directors, on the recommendation of the Nominations, Remuneration and CSR Committee, appointed André-Hubert Roussel as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer.
André-Hubert Roussel is an experienced and respected leader in the aerospace and defence industry with a reputation for building strong teams and running complex engineering and manufacturing organizations. He brings over 20 years of experience in the aerospace and defence industry, having most recently served as the CEO of ArianeGroup, the prime contractor for Ariane satellite launchers and the French nuclear deterrence missiles. He was previously Head of Operations at Airbus Defense and Space where he successfully turned around the delivery of the A400M aircraft. In both of those roles André-Hubert gained experience managing global teams and working with a broad range of international customers. Before assuming those duties, André-Hubert was Head of Engineering, Operations and Quality for the Space Systems business line inside Airbus Defense and Space. He also has experience driving innovation having originally started his career in Research, Technology & Development and having driven the innovation agenda at Airbus Defense & Space. André-Hubert is a French national and holds a degree in Engineering from École Polytechnique and École Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications.
Operations
Group COO & President EMEA – Yves Yemsi (effective February 1st, 2025)
President Americas – Sam Marnick
Aerostructures Europe – José Angel Galindo Gomez
Interconnection Systems – Samuel Begué
Special Products & Services (SPS) – Cécile Houdet
Global Technical & Support Functions
Sales & Programs – David Oliveira
Engineering – Thierry Eftymiades
Procurement – Gerard Beddis
Transformation – Cecilia Mattson
Innovation – Stéphane Bouzat
Finance & M&A – Gary Cleaver
HR, HSE & ESG, Brand & Communication – Hervé Blanchard
IT & Data – Jean-Luc Vincent Franc
Legal & Compliance – Mathieu von Websky
Statutory Auditors:
KPMG SA
224, rue Carmin
CS 17610
31676 Labège cedex
France
PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit
63, rue de Villiers
92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine
France
