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André-Hubert Roussel to succeed Alain Charmeau as ArianeGroup CEO

Press release

26.11.2018

André-Hubert Roussel has been appointed by the ArianeGroup Board of Directors as Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2019, further to a proposal from shareholders Airbus and Safran He replaces Alain Charmeau, founder of ArianeGroup, who will retire after a transition period André-Hubert Roussel, a member of ArianeGroup board since July 2018, is currently Head of Operations at Airbus Defence and Space

The Board of Directors of ArianeGroup has endorsed the proposal made by Airbus and Safran and has approved on November 22, 2019, the appointment of Andre-Hubert Roussel, 53, to succeed Alain Charmeau,62, as Chief Executive Officer of the company,
effective January 1, 2019.

Andre-Hubert Roussel is currently Head of Operations at Airbus Defence and Space and has been a member of ArianeGroup Board since July 2018.

The ArianeGroup Board expressed its gratitude to Alain Charmeau for his work on behalf of ArianeGroup and the European space launchers industry.

Alain Charmeau will retire after a transition phase from January 1st to March 31, 2019, during which he will serve as Special Advisor to the new CEO of ArianeGroup.

Since 2016, André-Hubert Roussel has been serving as Head of Operations and Member of the Executive Committee at Airbus Defence and Space. Previously, he was in charge of Engineering at Airbus Defence and Space. Before assuming those duties, Roussel was Head of Engineering, Operations and Quality for the Space Systems business unit inside Airbus Defence and Space. In 2014, Roussel took the lead for the Launcher Programs at Airbus and played a decisive role in the launch of the Ariane 6 program as well as in the creation of the ArianeGroup joint venture. He began his professional career in 1990 and holds a degree in Engineering from École Polytechnique and École Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications. Roussel is married with four children.