Marie-Odile Descous serves as the Executive Vice President of Safran Water and Waste, overseeing full P&L responsibilities across three sites in the USA and Mexico, while leading transformation initiatives to align with customer market shifts. Previous roles at Safran include Executive Vice President of Quality Performance and Competitiveness, where efforts were focused on the transfer of work activities and Covid-related cost reduction initiatives, and Director of Business Integration, responsible for integrating corporate functions between Zodiac and Safran. Earlier experience at Accenture included roles as Senior Managing Partner and Managing Partner, specializing in Aerospace & Defense. Educational credentials include a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from CentraleSupélec and Pierre and Marie Curie University.