© Philippe Bardol replaces Kenning Liu, who has retired.
Philippe Bardol appointed General Delegate for China and CEO of Safran China
Philippe Bardol has been named General Delegate for China and Chief Executive Officer of Safran China. He replaces Kenning Liu, who has retired.
Philippe Bardol started his career in 1995 with the French Foreign Ministry. In 2000, he moved to the Foreign Economic Relations directorate at the Ministry of Finance. Based in Shanghai, China, he was first trade attaché, then director for China with the French agency for international investments (Agence française pour les investissements internationaux, AFII). In 2005, he was named trade advisor in Osaka, Japan, then moved to Tokyo as director of the Northeast Asia zone. He joined the Executive Committee of Ubifrance in Paris in 2012, as head of the international network and quality. When Business France was created in late 2014, he was appointed director of the China zone, and trade advisor to the French embassy in Beijing.
Philippe Bardol, 53, holds a post-graduate degree from the Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales (1995).
Safran is an international high-technology group and tier-1 supplier of systems and equipment in the Aerospace and Defense markets. Operating worldwide, Safran has nearly 58,000 employees and generated sales of 15.8 billion euros in 2016. Working alone or in partnership, Safran holds world or European leadership positions in its core markets. Safran undertakes Research & Development programs to meet fast-changing market requirements, with total R&D expenditures of 1.7 billion euros in 2016. Safran is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange, and its share is part of the CAC 40 and Euro Stoxx 50 indices.
