Daniel Cuchet has been appointed SVP Engineering, effective from February.

Cuchet joins ATR’s executive committee, reporting directly to Chief Executive Officer Nathalie Tarnaud Laude, and has held the position of Chief Engineer at ATR since 2019.

He has enjoyed a long and varied career in aviation, particularly military aviation, working closely with UAVs at a military start-up and at Airbus. He then continued his career in France as Head of Programme Management for all UAV military programmes inside the Group before joining the commercial division as Head of Military derivatives.

In his new position at ATR, Cuchet will play a key role in supporting the leading aircraft manufacturer in its continuous development to contribute towards sustainable regional mobility now and in the future.