CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nexcelle has expanded its executive management team with the appointment of Thierry Marin-Martinod as the company's Technical Director.
Marin-Martinod is from Aircelle -- which is one of Nexcelle's two parent companies -- and he brings extensive experience in jet engine nacelle engineering, integration and systems. "Thierry's expertise will be extremely valuable as Nexcelle positions itself in the future as an industry leader in integrated propulsion systems," said Nexcelle President Steve Walters. "Of particular importance is his electrical system knowledge, as the integrated propulsion systems of tomorrow will take the 'electric nacelle' concept to the next level."
Prior to his appointment at Nexcelle, Marin-Martinod was the director of systems engineering at Aircelle, and previously held the managing director responsibilities for the company's systems center of excellence from 2005 to 2007.
In these positions, he played a key role in the development, production and service entry of the pioneering electrical thrust reverser system (ETRAS®) on Aircelle's nacelles for the Airbus A380's GP7200 and Trent 900 jet engines.
Previously, Marin-Martinod was the managing director of the cabin interior and electrical seat business unit at Messier-Bugatti, and as a technical manager at Labinal. His other career experience includes weapons system engineering at Dassault and project engineering at Gilson Medical Electronics.
Marin-Martinod is a graduate of France's ESTACA (Ecole Supérieure des Techniques Aéronautiques et de Construction Automobile).
In his new role as Nexcelle's Technical Director, Marin-Martinod will be based at the company's Cincinnati, Ohio headquarters
About Nexcelle (www.nexcelle.com)
Nexcelle is creating smart nacelle systems for tomorrow's world travel. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, the company is a joint venture of the Safran Group's Aircelle and GE's Middle River Aircraft Systems (MRAS), which are leading suppliers of engine nacelles, thrust reversers and aerostructures. Through Nexcelle's relationship with CFM International, the company brings unparalleled expertise in the design, development, production and support of integrated propulsion systems for a wide range of aircraft.
Nexcelle is a key partner on the world's first truly integrated propulsion system, providing a highly capable nacelle, thrust reverser and exhaust system for the new CFM International LEAP-X1C engine, which has been selected as the sole western powerplant to launch China's COMAC C919 jetliner.
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