EADS N.V. - Franck Micholet appointed Vice President Procurement and Supply Management

EADS Socata announces today the appointment of Franck Micholet as Vice President Procurement and Supply Management at EADS Socata. He succeeds Raphaël Duflos, who has moved to EADS Astrium.

Franck Micholet (36) was formerly Deputy Vice President of EADS Socata’s Purchasing and Source Management department. After taking a first degree in aerospace and automotive engineering at ESTACA (Paris) and an MBA at the Paris Sorbonne University, he started his career as a buyer at Air France Industries in 1997. He moved to New York in 2000 to become the General Manager of Spare Partners International Inc., an Air France subsidiary specialized in spare parts procurement. Mr Micholet returned to Europe in 2002, joining EADS as Procurement Manager for EADS Defence & Security Systems, a post he held until moving to EADS Socata in 2004.

EADS Socata is one of the world’s leading general aviation manufacturers, with more than 17,000 aircraft built since its creation as Morane-Saulnier in 1911. Current products include the TBM family of high-speed turboprops, TB GT piston aircraft and aerostructures for Airbus civil airliners, the A400M military transporter, Dassault Falcon jets, Eurocopter helicopters and Embraer regional jets. EADS Socata is expanding its customer service activities, to support its growing TBM fleet and offer its light aviation expertise for aircraft below 5.7 tons through avionics modernization, maintenance, repair and overall package offers. Headquartered in Tarbes, France, with North American operations in Pembroke Pines, Florida, EADS Socata is a wholly owned subsidiary of EADS, a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2006, EADS generated revenues of €39.4 billion and employs a workforce of about 116,000.