One month after the adoption of a single international brand for its civil and military aviation maintenance activities, Sabena technics appoints Yves Mélisse as Executive Vice President sales and marketing. He is in charge of the Group’s sales & marketing activities worldwide.

Yves Mélisse’s aviation experience started in 1987 at UTA, the French airlines, as an engineer responsible for landing gears and wheels & brakes for the former KSSU group (KLM, Swissair, SAS, and UTA). In 1992, he joined UTA’s engineering team and participated in the launch of the newly ordered A340 for Air France, following the merger of the two companies.
In 1995, he moved to REVIMA as Sales Manager where he developed the landing gear and APU overhaul activities. In 1997, he was then appointed as Sales Manager Europe & North America by EADS SOGERMA, following the sale of REVIMA, previously owned by Air France, to EADS SOGERMA.
In 2000, Air France welcomed him back on board, where he joined the Sales Directorate as General Sales Manager Europe. In September 2002, Yves Mélisse was promoted as Vice President Sales – Europe & North America for Air France Industries.
Yves Mélisse holds a technical engineering degree and is a graduate of INSEAD. He is 40, and is married with one child.

A subsidiary of the TAT Group created in 1969, Sabena technics is a leading European independent player in the aircraft maintenance market. It offers maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services to regional airlines, mainline carriers operating medium and longrange aircraft and the military sector. Sabena technics currently employs 2,400 persons across its 12 worldwide locations.