Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) has announced four senior management appointments as the company prepares for the departure of Géry Mortreux, executive vice president of Air France Industries, who will leave Air France-KLM on May 1, 2026.
The leadership changes see Vincent d’Andrea named executive vice president of Air France Industries, with Gilles Mercier succeeding him as senior vice president of airframe maintenance. Tommaso Auriemma has been appointed CEO of Barfield (the US subsidiary of AFI KLM E&M), while Magali Jobert has been appointed vice president of sales for Asia Pacific.
Effective May 1, 2026, d’Andrea will report to Anne Rigail, CEO of Air France, and will continue to represent all maintenance activities within the Air France executive committee.
D’Andrea, an engineering graduate from the École Centrale de Paris, began his career at Air France in 1998. After leading the CRMA subsidiary, he joined AFI KLM E&M in 2014 as group component product director. Since 2018, he has served as senior vice president of aircraft engineering and maintenance.
Mercier will replace d’Andrea and leave Barfield, where he served as CEO for the past three years.
Mercier joined the group in 2008 and has held a number of roles in engineering and maintenance, including head of cost and pricing, engine business unit manager, chief transformation officer and chief of staff to the executive vice president of engineering and maintenance. He joined Barfield in 2019.
Auriemma, who will succeed Mercier at Barfield, brings more than 26 years of experience in the global MRO sector. Since 2021, he has been vice president of sales for the Asia-Pacific region for AFI KLM E&Mbased in Singapore. He will move to Florida to run Barfield from its headquarters.
He began his career in Italy, working in component shops and in line and base maintenance, before moving to France to take up executive roles in engineering and procurement. He later spent six years as CEO of Aerotechnic Industries in Morocco, overseeing base and line maintenance operations.
Jobert, for his part, will take up his new position in the Asia-Pacific region on July 1, 2026. He began his career at the age of 16, when he entered the Air France training center to become an aircraft mechanic.
Specializing in operational maintenance, industrial customer service and strategy, Jobert has since held a number of senior leadership positions. Most recently, she served as vice president of component and aerostructure asset management, focusing on strategic asset management for industrial clients.
Brachet said: “I want to thank Géry Mortreux for his 10 years of total dedication and great achievements. It was a real pleasure to work with such an extraordinary professional and such a kind human being. Additionally, I am delighted to announce four new key appointments.
“I would like to congratulate Vincent, Gilles, Tommaso and Magali. I am sure that this new chapter in their careers will lead to outstanding achievements for the group.”
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