PARIS, FRANCE – CIRCOR France, a business unit of CIRCOR International, Inc., has appointed Frédéric Gréhal as General Manager for France. He will report directly to CIRCOR Aerospace & Defense President Vincent Sandoval.

Gréhal comes to CIRCOR from Aubert et Duval, where he was the Vice President and Head of the Nuclear, Oil & Gas, Defense and Specialties business unit. He also held the role of Sales and Marketing Vice President, leading several transformation projects on organization and processes to boost sales on Aubert et Duval’s main markets, especially Aerospace and Energy. Previously, Gréhal held leadership positions, such as supply chain management and continuous improvement, at Arcelor Stainless Europe and Technicatome in the steel and energy markets respectively.

Gréhal holds a degree in general engineering from the Ecole Centrale de Lille.

He will focus on the execution of the CIRCOR France businesses and strategic initiatives, including productivity and customer service.

“We are pleased to have Frédéric join our dynamic French leadership team,” noted President Vincent Sandoval.

About CIRCOR Aerospace & Defense Group

CIRCOR Aerospace & Defense is focused on the design, development, and manufacture of specialty fluidic control, actuation, and aircraft landing gear systems for demanding aerospace and defense applications. CIRCOR Aerospace provides a full range of fluid controls and electro-mechanical controls, actuation systems, manifold assemblies, and complete landing gear systems.  CIRCOR Aerospace & Defense has business units located in California, New York; Paris, Chemillé and Pau, France; Uxbridge and Cambridge, UK; Tangier, Morocco and Suzhou, China.

Parent company CIRCOR International is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts and the CIRCOR Aerospace & Defense group is headquartered in Corona, California.

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