Barfield Inc., a subsidiary of Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) in the Americas, has appointed Franck Zoungrana as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Franck joins Barfield from Air France-KLM in Paris, France, where he served as Manager of the Order To Cash (OTC) Finance and Accounting for the Air France Home Market (AF HM) for all activities since mid-2021.
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Barfield Appoints Franck Zoungrana as Chief Financial Officer
Paris, Amstelveen, Miami, 10th of March 2023
AFI KLM E&M American Subsidiary Barfield, chooses Franck Zoungrana as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
“I’m pleased to welcome Franck to the Barfield management team. He joins us with more than 20 years of financial, accounting, and investment strategy experience. He brings strong leadership skills with proven judgement and will be a valuable contributor in guiding our company forward. I wish Franck much success at Barfield.”
Hervé Page
Chief Executive Officer of BARFIELD
Franck will lead the Barfield Finance Team and will report directly to Herve Page, CEO. Franck started his career in late 2005 in Paris, France as Financial Controller for TTE at Thomson, then was in charge of Subsidiaries and Investments at Air France. He later moved to Bogota, Colombia to serve as Regional Financial Controller for Andean Countries for almost five years. From Bogota, Franck relocated to Abidjan, Ivory Coast as Regional Financial Controller for Air France KLM in West Africa. After almost 8 years, he returned to Paris, France in late 2019 to become Project Manager for the Financial Function Transformation (FFT2) for AFI KLM E&M as well as a member of the Joint Rule Making Body (JRMB) and has been Manager of the OTC Finance and Accounting AF Home Market for the past two years.
“I am honored to join the dynamic Barfield family as CFO and be part of an organization that is results driven with a rich history of perseverance and resilience in an ever-changing industry.”
Franck Zoungrana
Chief Financial Officer of Barfield
About Barfield Inc.
Barfield consists of 400 employees across its facilities in Miami, Phoenix, Louisville and Atlanta. With its leading facilities, Barfield can satisfy the needs of customers operating commercial or regional fleets in North, Central and South America. From MRO Services to Distribution and Ground Support Test Equipment (GSTE), Barfield provides complete tailor-made support programs for A320 family, 737, Bombardier, Dash 8, ATR 42 & 72, KC135 and C-17 military aircraft and Embraer 170 & 190 aircraft to operators in need of inventory and logistics solutions, repair management programs, engineering and fleet support, and component reliability management. Barfield is part of the AFI KLM E&M network, a major MRO provider.
More informations about Barfield Inc.About AFI KLM E&M
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance is a major multi-product MRO (Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul) provider. With a workforce of over 12,800, AFI KLM E&M offers comprehensive technical support for airlines, ranging from engineering and line maintenance to engine overhaul, aero structure and fan thrust reverser support, as well as the management, repair and supply of aircraft components, structured around a powerful logistics network. AFI KLM E&M supports almost 3,000 aircraft operated by 200 major international and domestic airlines.
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