Born on 28 April 1946
Graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique de Paris and the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de l’Aéronautique
Holds a Master of Sciences from the Californian Institute of Technology in Pasadena
Trained and qualified as a fighter pilot at the French Air Force Academy of Salon-de-Provence and Tours
1971-1981 Ministry of Defence
Held several engineering posts at the Saclay Propulsion Test Centre, aeronautical technical and production departments and surveys and assessment centre.
1981 Member of the Prime Minister’s staff
1984 Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training
Special Technical Advisor for major French corporations
1985-1988 SNECMA
Vice President in charge of military programs
1988 Ministry of Transport, Equipment and Housing
Special advisor for civil aviation
1990-1993 French Civil Aviation Authorities
Director General
1993 Air France
Chairman and CEO of the airline catering subsidiary Servair and other businesses within the Servair Group.
June 1996
Chairman and CEO of Esterel and Amadeus France (electronic distribution)
September1997
Chairman of the Board of Amadeus International
December 1997
Executive Vice President for Corporate Development and International Affairs for Air France
April 1998
Chief Operating Officer of Air France
June 2004
Deputy CEO of the AIR FRANCE KLM group.
January 2009
CEO of Air France KLM and CEO of Air France
He is also Vice-Chairman and Director of Amadeus Global Travel Distribution and sits on the Board of Directors of Steria.
Pierre-Henri Gourgeon is an Ingénieur Général de l’Armement.
