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Fabienne LACORRE, Safran Nacelles, Vice President Engineering

Fabienne Lacorre

Safran Nacelles, Vice President Engineering

Expertise and experience

After graduating as a Fluid Mechanics Engineer, Fabienne Lacorre began her career in 1987 in the Technical Department of Snecma1 as an aerodynamics engineer. She then became a specialist in turbine design, including the low-pressure turbines of CFM International's CFM56 engines2 for the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 families. In 2000, she was promoted to lead the technical teams working on the successor to the CFM engine. From 2005, she took charge of the Integration Division and in 2008, she was appointed Strategy Director of the Programs Department. In 2010, she became Director of Development for the three versions of the LEAP engine for the Airbus, Boeing and COMAC applications. In 2014, Fabienne Lacorre was appointed Assistant to the Technical Director. In this role, she orchestrated the RISE technology programme, which led to the birth to the LEAP engine successor.

She joined Safran Nacelles as Vice President Engineering in 2023.

1 Today Safran Aircraft Engines
2 CFM International is a 50/50 joint venture between Safran Aircraft Engines and GE.

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