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Philippe Petitcolin | |
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Born | 1952 (age 71–72) Saint-Mihiel, France |
Alma mater | University of Nancy HEC Paris |
Occupation | Businessman |
Title | Former CEO, Safran |
Term | 2015-2020 |
Successor | Olivier Andriès |
Board member of | Safran GIFAS Belcan Corporation Aerospace and Defence Industries Association of Europe |
Philippe Petitcolin (born 1952) is a French businessman, and the CEO of Safran from April 2015 to December 2020.
Petitcolin was born in 1952. [1] He earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics, followed by an Executive MBA from the Centre de Perfectionnement aux Affaires (CPA), now part of HEC Paris since 2002. [1] [2]
He was appointed as CEO of Safran in April 2015 [1] [2] and left the position at the end of 2020. [3]
He has been the vice-chairman of c (ASD) (Belgium) since April 2015. [1]
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