Jean-Michel Vernhes


Jean-Michel Vernhes is a French public servant. He is the current President of French Airports and of Toulouse-Blagnac Airport.

Biography

Graduate from classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles at and from the École nationale de l'aviation civile, Jean-Michel Vernhes starts his career in 1975 at the air traffic control center of Bordeaux. In 1980, he moves to Paris where he is responsible for the certification of radio navigation equipment. In 1986, he became President of the Nouvelle-Calédonie air navigation center. He comes back to Paris in 1989 to work until 1993 at the aircraft certification department. In 1993, he became responsible for human resources at the French air navigation service before being nominated President of Toulouse-Blagnac Airport in 1999.
The 18th of May 2011, in addition, he became President of the French Airports.

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