Francois Lagier currently serves as the Head of Metallic & Pyrotechnic Domain Procurement and the Head of STC sub-systems Procurement at ArianeGroup, a position held since July 2016. Prior experience includes the role of Head of Lower Liquid Propulsion Module for the A6 program at Airbus Defence and Space from April 2015 to July 2016, and Head of the A5ME proposal at Airbus Defence and Space from November 2011 to March 2015. Francois Lagier holds a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from ESSEC Business School (1988-1989) and an engineering degree in fluid mechanics from Ecole centrale de Lyon (1984-1987).