Francis Pollet
| Francis Pollet | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 5 May 1964 Roubaix |
| Nationality | French |
| Citizenship | French |
| Education | Fighter pilot |
| Alma mater | École de l'air |
| Known for | Director-General of the École de l'air and of the Institut polytechnique des sciences avancées |
| Predecessor | Hervé Renaudeau |
| Successor | Valérie Cornetet |
| Children | 3 |
Francis Pollet (born 5 May 1964 at Roubaix), is a French professor and General officer.[1] From March 2017 to the 30th of June 2022, he is the director-general of the Institut polytechnique des sciences avancées (French private aerospace university).
Biography
Graduate from the École de l'air (promotion 1985), Francis Pollet started his career as a fighter pilot and cargo pilot where he performed more than 100 missions.[2] Then, he became pilot for the French government and more specifically for the Prime Minister Lionel Jospin and the President Jacques Chirac on Dassault Falcon 900 and Airbus Corporate Jet.[3]
After that, he has done a 15-year career in human resources and operational activities. He has been aeronautical advisory for 4 Ministry of Defense (Hervé Morin, Alain Juppé, Gérard Longuet and Jean-Yves Le Drian).[4]
The 1 September 2003, he is nominated general director of the École de l'air where he managed the digital transformation[5] by creating the MOOC in air defense.[6] In March 2017, he becomes CEO of the Institut Polytechnique des Sciences Avancées, a French grande école in aeronautical and space engineering.[citation needed] He leaves the College the 30th of June 2022. Valérie Cornetet takes the position of CEO of the College.
Francis Pollet is General officer.[7]
Bibliography
- Académie nationale de l'air et de l'espace and Lucien Robineau, Les français du ciel, dictionnaire historique, Le Cherche midi, June 2005, 782 p. (ISBN 2-7491-0415-7)
- Le futur de l'avion : Les prochains défis de l’industrie aéronautique, Ivry-sur-Seine, FYP Éditions, 2020, 160 p. (ISBN 978-2-36405-203-1)
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