Barfield attempts to further improve its efficiency, align functions and strengthen its business portfolio and technological expansion by reassigning new leadership roles
29 January 2021: Barfield,a subsidiary of Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) in the Americas, has appointed Anthony Imparato as their Senior Vice President, Operations and Quality for its Miami, Doral, Louisville and Phoenix facilities. Anthony previously held the same position for Barfield’s Miami, Louisville and Phoenix.
Thrilled at the new prospect Anthony Imparato, SVP of Operations and Quality said, “My vision for the department starts with the employees. We have very knowledgeable employees that will help take us to the next level of customer satisfaction and efficiency. Introducing new capabilities to support new aircraft platforms brings challenges that I‘m confident our team will be able to handle and support. As we move forward, automation will play an important part in our daily activities. Utilizing these new tools will continue our path as a leading third-party MRO.”
The next important appointment came in the form of Gilles Mercier who was appointed as the Senior Vice President of Customer Care and Business Development. His main responsibility is to put the customer at the center of the company’s decisions, improve customer satisfaction and loyalty. He was previously SVP of Operations of Barfield’s facilities in Doral.
Gilles Mercier SVP Customer Care and Business Development said, “I am thrilled to continue my journey at Barfield with a great team building a spirit of teamwork and creativity.”
Sebastien Losy is appointed to the position of Vice President of Transformation and Innovation wherein his primary responsibility will be to lead the industrial reorganization of the company, to optimize repair capability throughout US and identify and capitalize on Cost Saving opportunities while defining a robust sanitary process to keep our staff safe in all facilities during these difficult and challenging times.
Lastly, Romain Valente is appointed as the Chief Financial Officer at Barfield. Commenting on his new role, he said, “I am honored to have been selected as Barfield’s CFO and to be part of a company with such a long history of perseverance, resiliency and ability to deliver consistent results to customers raising the bar in the aviation industry.”
Romain joins Barfield from Air France-KLM Group in New York City where he served as Area Controller – North America for about three years.
