Safran Aircraft Engines has announced the appointment of Stéphane Cueille as CEO, effective January 1, 2025. He will succeed Jean-Paul Alary, who has chosen to pursue his career outside the group. Cueille will assume his new role following Alary’s notice period.
In a related transition, Bruno Bellanger has been named CEO of Safran Electrical & Power, effective January 1, 2025, and will also join the Group Executive Committee. Bellanger will step into the role currently held by Cueille.
Cueille brings extensive experience to Safran Aircraft Engines. He began his career with Snecma in 1998, focusing on ceramic matrix composites (CMC). He later held multiple management roles at the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) in the aircraft propulsion and missile-space sectors. In 2008, he returned to Snecma, where he served as repair general manager within the Military Engine division and subsequently became the director of the Turbine Blade Centre of Excellence.
In May 2013, Cueille was appointed Managing Director of Aircelle Ltd, the UK subsidiary of Aircelle (Safran Nacelles) based in Burnley. By January 2015, he was leading the Group’s Research & Technology (R&T) centre, and in 2016, he became Senior Executive Vice President for R&T and Innovation, joining the Safran Executive Committee. In 2021, Cueille was appointed CEO of Safran Electrical & Power.
Cueille is a graduate of the École Polytechnique (1991) and holds a postgraduate degree in solid-state physics along with a PhD in statistical physics (1998).
