Pierre-Eric Pommellet, 43, is a graduate of Ecole Polytechnique, Sup Aero and holds a Masters of Science degree from the MIT. He began his career at the French defence procurement agency DGA as Armaments Engineer within the Aerodynamic and Ballistic Research laboratory LRBA, before joining DCN and subsequently becoming principal private secretary to Jean-Pierre Raffarin, France's Minister for SMEs, Trades and Craftspeople between 1995 and 1997.
Pierre-Eric Pommellet then joined Thales. He was Technical Director of the "Navigation" Technical Business Unit before being appointed in 2004 Director of the "Aerospace Military Equipment" Business Line in Bordeaux. He has been awarded the insignia of Chevalier of France's Ordre National du Mérite and was nominated Vice President of Aerospace Valley in 2005.
Pierre-Eric Pommellet has recently been appointed Vice President of the Services and Business Transformation Sector, a sector which comprises customer service and support activities, in civil and military fields.