Dassault Aviation has appointed Emmanuel Senard, international sales director for Switzerland, Benelux, Scandinavia and west Africa.

In his new position, Senard will be responsible for Falcon sales in 13 west African nations, including Nigeria, and supervising a team of two newly named Falcon aircraft sales managers. He will report to Gilles Gautier, vice president, Falcon sales at Dassault Aviation.

Senard started out with Dassault in 2015 as Falcon commercial manager in charge of cost analysis for special mission aircraft. In 2019, he was named international sales manager for new aircraft with responsibility for Falcon sales in Great Britain, Ireland, Eastern Europe, Israel, central and east Africa.

Prior to entering the aviation industry, he worked in the nuclear sector as nuclear safety engineer, project manager and in various other capacities.

An avid sportsman and musician, Senard has held a private pilot licence for single-engine piston aircraft since 2002.