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François Mirallié
Deputy Chief Executive Officer WFS, A Member of the SATS Group
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François Mirallié Deputy Chief Executive Officer WFS, A Member of the SATS Group

François Mirallié is the Deputy CEO of WFS. He joined the company in August 2016 as Group Chief Financial Officer.

François is a seasoned executive with global experience, and was CFO of Customs Sensors & Technologies before joining WFS. Prior to this, he had held similar positions in several multinational companies, including Ion Beam Applications, a company listed on the Brussels Stock Exchange; MediMedia, a publishing and marketing services business; Vizada, a satellite telecommunications company; and Zodiac Marine & Pool.

François graduated from Ecole des Mines de Paris and the Wharton Advanced Management Program at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Michael Simpson
Chief Executive Officer, Americas WFS, A Member of the SATS Group
Global, Americas

Michael Simpson Chief Executive Officer, Americas WFS, A Member of the SATS Group

Mike Simpson is CEO of WFS the Americas. He joined the company in August 2016 as the CFO the Americas and was promoted to Executive Vice President the Americas in 2019.

Mike oversees WFS operations in North and South America. Prior to joining WFS, he was CFO of Sensis, Inc., a print and digital media portfolio company owned by Platinum Equity Holdings, LLC. Michael also served as CFO in several Platinum portfolio companies and Vice President of Portfolio Operations, managing the financial and operational transition of newly acquired companies at Platinum Equity. Prior to this, he was CFO of CompuCom Systems, Inc., an IT outsourcing company in North America.

Mike holds an MBA in Finance from St Mary’s University and a BBA in Accounting from Abilene Christian University.

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John Batten
Chief Executive Officer, Europe, Middle East, Africa & Asia (EMEAA) WFS, A Member of the SATS Group
Global, EMEAA

John Batten Chief Executive Officer, Europe, Middle East, Africa & Asia (EMEAA) WFS, A Member of the SATS Group

John Batten is CEO of WFS Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia (EMEAA). He joined the company in 2015 as the Executive Vice President for WFS Business Development. He later took on the role of EVP for WFS’s cargo operations in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

John has over 43 years of senior leadership experience in the aviation industry. Before joining WFS, John was EVP of Cargo at Swissport. Prior to this, he was Senior Vice President of Cargo at Qatar Airways. He also held a leadership position at TNT Airways and was responsible for setting up the airline. An active member of IATA working groups on e-Freight, e-AWB and Cargo 2000, John is now a Cargo iQ board member.

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Andrew Bonney
Global Head of Project Management Office
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Andrew Bonney Global Head of Project Management Office

Andrew Bonney joined WFS as Interim Global PMO in 2018. He is based in Paris.

Andrew brings with him over 25 year’ experience in operations across the automotive, oil and gas, heavy equipment and industrial products sectors. Working in-house and in consultancies, he has led operational turnaround programmes, he developed and implemented deployment strategies, profitability improvement programmes and production systems.

Prior to joining WFS, Andrew was Interim Head of Commercial at Staples Solutions Since 2017 with commercial responsibility for B2B and online business across six European regions. He joined Staples Solutions in 2017 as Interim PMO lead where he set up the Programme Management Office.

Andrew has a Bachelor of Engineering from the Royal Naval Engineering College.

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Will Juggins
Global Head of Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
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Will Juggins Global Head of Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)

Will Juggins joined WFS as Global Head of Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) in February 2021 and is based in London. He joined WFS from Cerberus Capital Management where he was a private equity investment professional.

Will was involved in the 2018 acquisition of WFS while at Cerberus and worked closely with WFS’ management team. After graduating from William & Mary in Virginia, Will started his career as an investment banker at J.P. Morgan, where he spent time in both the New York and London offices.

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David Clark
Global Head of HSSE
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David Clark Global Head of HSSE

David holds an Aeronautical Engineering degree from Glasgow University. He comes from British Airways where he has held various Engineering and Ground Operations roles over more than 17 years, including the last 8 years in senior management.

Most recently David ran the Ground Operations safety, quality and training functions globally, working with the airline’s in-house ground handling teams, ground service providers, partner airlines and IATA to drive improvements in safety and security.

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Fabienne Bricaud
Global Head of People
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Fabienne Bricaud Global Head of People

Fabienne is a considerably experienced multi-site, multi-national B2B HR Director.

She started her career with Alcatel-Alsthom, in the telecoms & engineering sector, where she gained experience within its operating divisions, firstly in France and then internationally.She successfully led a number of people transformational programs aimed at promoting robust network-wide common operational delivery cultures. She also established strong leadership teams and talent development processes across the organisation.

In 2013, Fabienne became Group HR Director for Mobivia, Europe’s leader in multi-brand providers of vehicle servicing & parts, which employs today 22,000 people.

Fabienne holds a Master of Economics, specialising in Human Resources, and is married with two children.

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Catherine Thomas
Group General Counsel & Head of Legal
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Catherine Thomas Group General Counsel & Head of Legal

Catherine joined WFS in May 2017 as General Counsel & Head of Legal and is based at WFS’ global headquarters in Paris, Madeleine.

She has 25 years of legal experience acquired in the UK and in France, starting out as a litigator in private practice and then running in-house legal functions for leading global companies as General Counsel.

After earning her LLB Law Degree with French at De Montford University in the UK in 1987, Catherine worked for law firms in Paris and London. Between 2007 and 2015, she was General Counsel at Global Closures Systems in Paris, later joining the computer hardware and storage company Diebold France as Vice President & General Counsel, EMEA, the post she held prior to joining WFS.

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Pedro Garcia
Group Chief Information Officer
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Pedro Garcia Group Chief Information Officer

Prior to joining WFS, Pedro spent 10 years with Swissport, including the last five years in the role of Vice President, Cargo Information Systems.

At WFS, he is responsible for the development of robust, sustainable and standard IT solutions that will support WFS and its customers as WFS continues to efficiently grow its global airport services portfolio.

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Barry D. Nassberg
Group Chief Commercial Officer
Global, Commercial

Barry D. Nassberg Group Chief Commercial Officer

Barry leads the global commercial development activities of WFS.  He joined WFS 29 years ago, initially working in Europe during the company’s time as a subsidiary of American Airlines, and later in Asia as he led the company’s rapid growth in regions beyond its traditional strongholds in Europe and North America.

Barry’s career in aviation began as a Passenger Services Agent 43 years ago. He went on to work for Pan American Airways in a career that has encompassed the full range of airline and airport services activities.

Barry is WFS’ delegate to the industry trade organisations, a Trustee of TIACA, and serves on the Board of the Airport Services Association. He also served on the Board of the Hong Kong Tourism Board, appointed by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region from 2013 to 2019.

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Fabien Annette
Senior Vice President Business Integration Planning
Global

Fabien Annette Senior Vice President Business Integration Planning

Fabien joined WFS as Group FP&A Director in July 2016. He was then promoted to CFO EMEAA Cargo in June 2019. He has since been appointed to the new role of Senior Vice President Business Integration Planning in December 2022 in the context of the WFS acquisition by SATS.

Background & Experience

CFO, more than 25 years of professional experience, including 10 years in Big 4 Consulting (PriceWaterhouse Coopers and Deloitte), in international contexts of Investment Funds (LBO) and deep transformation (merger, acquisition, restructuring, change of shareholders, fund raising).

Hands-on Business Partner of General Management, Management Committee and Shareholders, contributing to the strategic thinking and alignment of actions to be implemented in support of Operations.

Implementation of business transformation and financial resources optimization, project and change management (Organization, Processes and Information Systems).

Leadership, interpersonal skills and ability to adapt in multicultural and international environments.

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Valérie Marchand Battard
Head of Corporate Communications
Global, Commercial

Valérie Marchand Battard Head of Corporate Communications

Valerie is responsible for WFS Group’s communication strategy, both to its global customers and the company’s 26,400 international employees, and all aspects of brand management. She was promoted to her current role in 2007 based at WFS’ global headquarters in Paris. 

As Head of Corporate Communication, Valerie leads the team that manages media relations, the Group’s online presence and social media channels, participation in worldwide industry events, and bespoke customer communications and events.

Valerie joined WFS in 2002 as Administration Manager of its international division. Earlier in her career, after two years working in the travel industry in New York, she spent two years as Event Manager with the Marriott Group.

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