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Fabrice Brégier
Group Independent Director, Member of the Innovation, Technology & Climate committee

Fabrice Brégier

Group Independent Director, Member of the Innovation, Technology & Climate Committee

Expertise and experience

Born in 1961 and of French nationality, Fabrice Brégier began his career at the DRIRE Alsace (French Ministry of Industry and Trade), before being appointed Sub-Director of Economic, International and Financial Affairs at the French Ministry of Agriculture (French General Directorate for Food) in 1989.

After serving as an advisor to several French ministers from 1989 to 1993, Fabrice Brégier was appointed Chairman of Franco-German joint ventures at Matra Défense, Director of Stand-Off Activities at Matra BAe Dynamics (MBD) and then Chief Executive Officer of MBD/MBDA in 1998.

Fabrice Brégier has 25 years' experience in the aerospace and defense industries. He has spent a large part of his career with the Airbus group. He was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Eurocopter from 2003 to 2006, before joining the Executive Committee of EADS in 2005. He was then successively Chief Operating Officer of Airbus from 2006 to 2012, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Airbus from 2012 to 2017 and, lastly, Chairman of Airbus Commercial Aircraft and Chief Operating Officer of Airbus from 2017 to 2018.

Fabrice Brégier was Chairman of Palantir Technologies France, a leading Big Data company, from 2018 to 2024.

In June 2023, he was appointed Chairman of Scor's Board of Directors.

Drawing on a wealth of experience in the aeronautics, space and defense industries, Fabrice Brégier brings to the Board of Directors his experience as a manager and director of major international groups, as well as his expertise as CEO of a leading Big Data company.

Fabrice Brégier is a graduate engineer of École Polytechnique (class of 1980) and École des Mines de Paris.

Current offices

  • Safran(1): Director and member of the Innovation, Technology and Climate Committee
  • Non-Group:
    • Scor(1) (France): Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Strategic Committee and of the Crisis Management Committee, member of the Accounts and Audit Committee and of the Risk Committee
    • Engie(1) (France): Director and member of the Nomination, Compensation and Governance Committee 
    • KK Wind Solutions (Denmark): Director 

(1) Listed company

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