Pierre Vareille is new chairman, CEO of FCI

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Pierre Vareille has been appointed as Chairman and CEO of FCI, leading manufacturer and provider of connector and tooling solutions, with effect from January 1st, 2009.

Pierre Vareille, 51, graduated from the Ecole Centrale de Paris, a French engineering school. He also holds various degrees in Politic Science, Economics (Sorbonne University) and Finance.

He worked for 13 years in the Vallourec Group where he started as an engineer and then held various positions in controlling, sales and strategy before being appointed CEO of several subsidiaries.

In 2004, he became Chief Executive of Wagon Automotive, before being appointed Chief Operating Officer of FCI in December 2007.

In 2002, Pierre Vareille joined Pechiney as a member of the Executive Committee, Director of the Aluminium Conversion sector and CEO of Rhenalu and in 1995, he became CEO of GFI Aerospace (now LISI Aerospace). He joined Faurecia in 2000 as a member of the Executive Committee and CEO of the Exhaust Systems Business Group.

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