AFS Names Pierre-Emmanuel Gires

Jason Sandefur

Alcoa Fastening Systems named Pierre-Emmanuel Gires as vice president & general manager of aerospace operations in Europe. \ Gires assumes responsibility for leveraging the capabilities of AFS” European aerospace businesses in the areas of design, customer satisfaction, quality, safety, advanced and lean manufacturing, as well as coordinating growth.
Gires joins AFS from Snecma Services, where he served as senior vice president & general manager. He brings over 20 years of experience in the global aerospace industry.
Gires holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from Ecole Centrale de Paris and a Master of Science in Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. �2008 FastenerNews.com