Most of Herteman's career is within
Snecma Group (now
Safran) in engineering and technical positions. 1984 : Head of materials and processes research programmes 1987 : Deputy director of Quality 1989 : Vice President for Quality (+ Chairman of Quality board at
GIFAS) 1993 : Head of Snecma Design Department 1994 : Deputy Director of Engineering 1995 : Director of
CFM56 programmes 1996 : Vice President of
CFM International 1996 : Vice President for Engineering at
Snecma 1999 : Head of the Rocket Engine Division (
Société européenne de propulsion) 2002 : CEO of Snecma Moteurs 2004 : Executive Vice President of the Snecma Group (Aerospace propulsion Branch) 2007 : Chairman of the board of directors of
Safran 2007 : Chairman of the French Aerospace Industries Association
GIFAS 2010 : Vice Chairman of the
Conseil général de l'armement April 2011 :
CEO and Chairman of the Board of Safran 5 July 2012 : reelected Chairman of the GIFAS On 9 June 2011, a few days before the
Paris Air Show, Jean-Paul Herteman was interviewed (in French) by the French radio broadcast
Europe 1. In the 9 minute interview, Jean-Paul Herteman described his views about feminisation at Safran, its international expansion (US, Italy, China) and its new LEAP engine design. In this interview, Herteman gives a description of the new board of directors resulting from the structure change of the company. This structure is now smaller (15 instead of 27 before), with 5 women,
Francis Mer as vice President, the French American chairman of Caltech
Jean-Lou Chameau, and
Giovanni Bisignani, former Head of
IATA and of
Alitalia. == See also ==