Mr. Yann Delabrière possesses over 30 years of experience in senior executive positions in the aerospace, identity, security and automotive industries. He was a Non-Executive Director of ST Microelectronics until May 2024. He was Chairman of the Board of IDEMIA until April 2023, a global leader in augmented reality, where he previously served as President and CEO. Until June 2024, Mr. Delabrière also served as Lead Independent Director of Alstom S.A., which develops and markets integrated systems that provide sustainable foundations for the future of transportation.
Mr. Delabrière served as Chairman and CEO of Faurecia (now FORVIA), a worldwide leader in automotive equipment, from February 2007 to June 2016, and as Chairman through May 2017, where his leadership led to the growth of the organization, particularly in North America and Asia, and helped restore its profitability and cash generation capabilities. Prior to Faurecia, Mr. Delabrière held the Chief Finance Officer position at PSA Peugeot Citroën (now Stellantis), beginning in 1990. In parallel to his position as CFO, Mr. Delabrière later became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PSA’s consumer finance unit. Mr. Delabrière served as non-executive director and chairman of the audit committee for Capgemini SE, a leading IT services company.
Between 2017 and 2020, Mr. Delabrière also lent his executive experience to the aerospace, identity and security industries. From 2017 to 2018, he was advisor to the board then CEO of Zodiac Aerospace, and oversaw the company’s sale to Safran Group in 2018. From 2018 to 2020 he was president and CEO for IDEMIA. Mr. Delabrière also previously occupied the roles of Non-Executive Director at Société Générale, Group CFO for the high-end retail group Printemps (now known as Kering) and CFO for the French export credit agency Coface after a term with the French Court of Auditors and three years within the French Foreign Trade Ministry beginning in 1983.
Mr. Delabrière holds a PhD in Mathematics, having graduated from the École Normale Supérieure and the École Nationale d’Administration. He is also a Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honor) and Officier de l’Ordre National du Mérite (Officer of the National Order of Merit).