Dominique LOUIS
President


After obtaining his engineering degree at the ENSEM, Dominique LOUIS started working as test engineer for ATEM. A few years later, he created his own company, R'data, and subsequently Alphatem, a joint subsidiary with COGEMA.
 
ATEM, R'data and Alphatem were merged to form Assystem, which Dominique LOUIS steered to a stock exchange listing in 1995.
 
Leaving the nuclear sector at the end of the nineties was the prelude to a complete rethinking of the Assystem project. His ambition is to make Assystem a European engineering company of international standing, present in Europe, Asia and the Americas.

Jean François LOURS
Vice-President
Executive Vice-President in charge of Strategy



After his engineering studies at the Paris Ecole Centrale, Jean-François LOURS's taste for diversity and knowledge decided him to move into consulting.
 
He first worked for Bossard/Gemini Consulting, where he progressed rapidly, specializing in Strategy and Development of services businesses.
 
Later he was hired by the Assystem group in 1999 as Marketing and Development Director, at which time he focused the Group's services offer and the positioning of its various entities.
 
He subsequently took on the position of head of Assystem's foreign subsidiaries and new technologies, before being named Deputy CEO for Strategy and Finance.
 
In 2004, when Assystem and Brime Technologies merged, he became Vice-President of the Board of Directors in charge of Strategy and External Growth. Since then, he steers partnership and acquisition operations and also supervises the foreign subsidiaries (Spain, Germany) and the audit department.

Stéphane AUBARBIER
Executive Vice-President in charge of Engineering

An engineering graduate of the Lyon INSA (National Institute for the Applied Sciences) an holding an MBA from the ESCP-EAP (Paris European School of Management), Stéphane AUBARBIER started his career in the Assystem group where, after some time in operational positions, he took over the development of the Automotive sector.
 
Subsequently, Stéphane turned his talents to marketing the service offers within the ABB group. He successively occupied the positions of Director of the maintenance contracts division for France, then for South Europe, finally taking over ABB Service's Marketing and Business Development Management for South Europe.
 
In June 2002, Stéphane joined Assystem's Executive Committee to steer the Process Business Unit in the development of the engineering activities.
 
Since January 2005, Stéphane is Executive Vice-President of the Assystem group, with a seat on the Board of Directors specifically in charge of the Industry Strategic Business Unit.

David BRADLEY
Executive Vice-President in charge of Aeronautics



A Chartered Engineer, Fellow of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers and holder of an MBA from Warwick University. David Bradley started his career in commercial vehicle design before joining the predecessor of Inbis where he worked in the advanced robotics and automation division (Taylor Hitec).
 

Following a merger with Ricardo International David was appointed Deputy MD of Ricardo Hitec expanding his responsibilities to cover the company’s Aerospace and Nuclear activities.
 
In 1997 David was one of the principal investing Directors in the formation of Inbis Groupe Plc that completed the acquisition of both Ricardo Hitec and Ricardo Technology in 1997. As CEO of Inbis since 2002 David continues to head Inbis and following the acquisition of Inbis by Assystem David became a member of the Assystem Executive Committee. David is today Chief Executive of Assystem UK Ltd and was appointed as a member of Assystem’s Board of Directors in December 2007.
 
David is also a member of the Society of British Aerospace Companies Engineering & Technical Board and a Director of Nuclear Industry Association.
 
His Values:
• Enhancing the reputation and status of Professional Engineers
• Establishing the company as a benchmark for excellence
• Delivering value for customers, shareholders & employees

Gérard BRESCON
Executive Vice-President in charge of the development of
Human Resources


Engineer of the Arts & Métiers Higher Education Institute, Gérard BRESCON joined Assystem group in 1983, where he first worked in the Nuclear Energy sector as Test Engineer. Later he was named Project Manager for the Automotive sector. He took on managerial responsibilities, and participated actively in developing the branch, before being named Operations Director for the group.
 
Gérard became CEO of Assystem Services in 2000. He created responsive local structures close to the customers, pooling the resources of many of the company's subsidiaries.
 
In 2002, he became Deputy CEO for Industry. He steers the integration of the Group's new structures, defines new commercial goals and is focusing on developing human resources.
 
Invited to join the Board of Directors in January 2004, Gérard is now focusing on the industrialization of Methods and Expertise within the engineering, and human resources fields
 
On 1^st July 2005, he was named Chairman of Assystem France, retaining his duties within the Board.

Gilbert VIDAL
Executive Vice-President in charge of Finance


With an MA in Economics and as a graduate of the Ecole Nationale des Impôts (French national tax school), Gilbert Vidal started his career in 1977 at the General Tax Division of the Ministry of Finance where he was in charge of inspecting several international groups operating in various sectors (aeronautics, defence, pharmaceuticals, etc.).
 
In 1991, Gilbert joined Framatome, contributing his extensive know-how and experience. There, for ten years, he worked as Tax Director and Director of Financial Services then Financial Director and, for the last five years, Assistant Financial Director in charge of Financial Control and Taxation for the whole AREVA group.
 
In December 2006, Gilbert joined the Assystem group as Financial Director and member of the Board. He is in charge of company cash and finance, management control, consolidation and financial analysis as well as taxation.