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GIFAS Picks Armée de l'Air et de l'Espace General As New Leader
Former fighter pilot Frédéric Parisot will become managing director of French aerospace and defense industry group on August 1.
Frédéric Parisot, GIFAS
Incoming managing director of GIFAS Frédéric Parisot. (Photo: GIFAS)

French aerospace industry group GIFAS will have a new leader starting on August 1, when Frédéric Parisot becomes its managing director. The former corps general of France’s Armée de l'Air et de l'Espace, Parisot joined the association in mid-May to help prepare for this week’s Paris Air Show. He replaces Pierre Bourlot, who is retiring.

Since 2018, Parisot has served as the Armée de l'Air et de l'Espace's deputy chief of procurement and future requirements. Prior to then, he served as air deputy to France’s chief of military staff and in 2017 was the country’s director of civil-military cooperation in the multi-national “Inherent Resolve” mission in Iraq.