Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company

Date 22.06.2010
ATR appoints Filippo Bagnato as Chief Executive Officer 
 
 
  
 
 
6/22/2010   

The ATR Assembly of Members has appointed Filippo Bagnato (62) as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ATR. He succeeds Stéphane Mayer, whose three-year mandate according to ATR’s statutes has expired.
The Assembly of Members of ATR has expressed its appreciation of Stéphane Mayer’s contribution to the success of the ATR programme.
Filippo Bagnato previously served successfully as CEO of ATR between 2004 and 2007. During the last three years, while he was Finmeccanica Executive Vice President Technical, Industrial and Commercial Development, he assured the chairmanship of the ATR’s Board.
His reappointment responds to the aim of ATR’s shareholders, Alenia Aeronautica (a Finmeccanica company) and EADS, to ensure the continuity of the ATR programme management and its further growth, keeping up strong relationship with customers and privileged confidence from them.
Filippo Bagnato holds Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering Degrees, gained at the Politecnico of Turin.

Filippo Bagnato’s previous roles
He served as Administrator within the ATR Management Board from 1996 to 2001, and was Chairman of the Board in 1996, 1998, 2000 and from June 2007 to end May 2010. Between June 2001 and June 2002 he was one of Alenia Aeronautica’s representatives of the Members’ Assembly of ATR.
Between September 2002 and May 2004, he was CEO of Eurofighter GMBH in Munich.
Among his other roles, Filippo Bagnato has served as: Director of Eurofighter GMBH consortium, Eurofighter International; Deputy Chairman of Aermacchi;
Chairman of the Board of Lockheed Martin Alenia Tactical Transport Systems;
Chief Operating Officer of Alenia Aeronautica Company; Head of Alenia’s Aeronautics Division; Head of Alenia’s Military Aircraft Division; Head of Aeritalia Space; and Director of Program Planning and Control at Aeritalia.

About ATR
Formed in 1981, ATR has grown to become the world’s leading manufacturer of advanced 50 to 74 seat regional turboprop aircraft.
ATR is a joint venture and equal partnership between major European aerospace
companies Alenia Aeronautica (a Finmeccanica company) and EADS.
ATR’s headquarters are in Toulouse, southern France. In 2009 the company generated a record turnover of US$1.4 billion (€1.1 billion).
ATR has sold more than 1,000 ATR 42 and ATR 72 aircraft, which are used by over 150 operators in 80 countries. These have accumulated a total of around 18 million cycles.

ATR is certified to ISO 14001, the worldwide standard for environmental management and sustainability.

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