Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) has announced a series of senior management appointments following the departure of Géry Mortreux, executive vice president of Air France Industries, who will leave the group on May 1, 2026 after nearly a decade in the role.
Vincent d’Andrea will succeed Mortreux as executive vice president of Air France Industries from May 1, reporting to Air France CEO Anne Rigail. D’Andrea joined Air France in 1998 and most recently served as senior vice president engineering and airframe maintenance.
From July 1, Gilles Mercier, currently CEO of US-based subsidiary Barfield, will take over as SVP airframe maintenance.
Barfield will in turn be led by Tommaso Auriemma, currently vice president of sales for Asia-Pacific at AFI KLM E&M, who will relocate from Singapore to Florida to assume the CEO role.
The group also appointed Magali Jobert as vice president sales Asia-Pacific, effective July 1.
AFI KLM E&M executive vice president Anne Brachet thanked Mortreux for his “ten years of dedication” and said the new appointments would support the group’s next phase of development.