Our Team & Referents

Graduate of the Arts et Métiers engineering school, Thibaut Liblin has over 20 years' experience in the aerospace industry. Since 1998, he has successively held a number of operational and project management positions with major companies in the aerospace and defence sector, including Air France Industries, HOP and Sabena Technics. Since 2018, he has led activities in the field of digital transformation, notably for Airbus Commercial Aircraft.

An engineer from Centrale Lyon ENISE in mechanical and electrical engineering and a graduate of Centrale Paris in industrial engineering, Thomas began his aeronautical career at Aeroconseil before moving into international business development roles at industrial companies specialising in transport and aviation, including Assystem, Thales and Daher. He refined his expertise in complex environments, combining high technology, regulatory issues and customer requirements.



By joining Apave, he brings this experience to bear on technical risk management, with a strong sectoral vision focused on innovation, safety and sustainable performance. He regularly represents Apave at major international events such as the Paris Air Show, InnoTrans, Eurosatory, the Mobile World Congress and the Dubai Airshow, affirming the company's position among global players in transport, defence and telecoms.



Thomas reports to the Group's Executive Committee as Director of the Transport, Defence & Telecoms Sector Line, where he drives growth strategies in high-stakes sectors, supporting major manufacturers and their entire supply chain with their safety and compliance issues.

A graduate of a business and international relations school, Thomas worked for 20 years as a Sales Manager in the technical assistance services sector, with an international background (7 years in the United Arab Emirates). He has carried out business development missions in various countries (Yemen, Congo, South Korea) and managed key accounts in the energy sector (Total, Technip, RTE) on behalf of SMEs and well-known players (Institut De Soudure, Vinci Oil & Gas). He joined Apave in 2021, where he has been Head of Aeronautics, Space and Defence Markets for the Group since 2023.

Graduate of ENAC, Laurent has 25 years of experience in civil and military aviation, acquired trough on complex and cross-functional international projects. He is a true specialist in project management in a highly demanding commercial environment, focusing on project delivery, quality control of the service provided, customer focus and conflict resolution. He is also often consulted to provide his expertise in organisational management and improvement challenges, as well as team coaching and change initiatives.

Graduate of from the University of Le Mans and the University of Paris Sorbonne, in Economics and Marketing, he held several business and strategic development positions at MTU Aeroengines, EADS and Sogerma Services. After a few years running his own consultancy, he joined Apave in 2015 as Development Director in charge of developing its aviation safety consultancy services, meeting the needs of key accounts such as Airbus Group, Total Energies, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the European Defence Agency (EDA) and the French Ministry of the Armed Forces.

Catherine trained as an engineer and completed an MBA. She has held management positions in the fields of energy, the environment and testing for more than 20 years, supporting public and private clients in their transformations and development.

With a team of 200 technicians and engineers, SOPEMEA provides daily support to SMEs, mid-caps, large groups and institutions in their development for the marketing of their equipment and in their search for increased competitiveness.

Houda Janhaoui holds a Specialised Master's degree in Quality Management for industrial and service companies (EISTI Paris La Défense). She had 12 years' experience with the certification organisation SGS, where she has held the positions of Product Reference Manager, Aeronautical Product Manager and QSE Audit Manager, as well as Technical Project Manager, Back Office Manager and Quality and Safety Correspondent. She ensured that the requirements of the accreditation standards were implemented and complied with, as well as providing technical support to all sales and operational staff and auditors, while carrying out QSE audits. She successfully completed the accreditation process for OSAC as an ISO 9001, EN 9100, EN 9110 and EN 9120 Certification Organisation.

Frédéric Suspène, who has a dual background as an officer and SUPELEC engineer, spent 29 years in the French Air Force as an Experimental Officer at the Mont-de-Marsan military air experiment centre and as a telecommunications teacher in Salon-de-Provence, Director of Studies at the Officer Training School at Rochefort-sur-Mer, Production Manager and then Squadron Commander at Nancy air base, then Air Force Support Command (CSFA) at Bordeaux-Mérignac air base. Frédéric Suspène joined OSAC in 2012. He is currently responsible for developing aeronautical activities with civil and military authorities.

Engineer from ENSICA, Hugues Carrière has held positions within several aeronautical companies, including Techman-Head in Canada, Airbus and Europe Aviation. In 2011, he joined OSAC as Director of Quality to implement quality management, enabling OSAC to be certified ISO 9001 and EN 9100 on 31 January 2013. At the head of the Methods and Development Department, he is responsible for developing the tools, training programmes and working methods needed by OSAC inspectors to carry out their missions, as well as, since 2018, studies, reflections and development projects on all subjects contributing to risk control or management. Hugues Carrière is a certified auditor with the International Register of Certified Auditors (IRCA).

Having studied as a statistician, Erwan launched his entrepreneurial career in 2005, with a clear ambition: to make data useful, reliable and secure. In 2019, he founded SixFoisSept, to put data science to work in critical sectors such as nuclear and aerospace. In 2021 he joined the APAVE group, and SixFoisSept became the group's specialist AI / DataScience subsidiary. With his team, he is developing advanced analytical models to anticipate risks. Their Sémaphore Risk Monitoring tool, nominated for the Innovation Award at the World Nuclear Exhibition in 2023, helps to steer decisions in complex environments.

Bruno has 25 years’ experience in engineering consulting in France and Spain. In 2012 he founded his own company ERASM specialized in management of risks for complex systems which became CERTIFER Solutions France in July 2024. He has been appointed as BU Sales Director since beginning of 2025. CERTIFER solutions supports Aeronautics Industrials and tier suppliers in Quality Assurance and Safety & Reliability analyses (ARP 4761/ DO 178 & DO 254).

With over 10 years of experience in the safety of critical systems, he has developed an understanding of the challenges in the aeronautics and railways sectors. His work on various software, fpga or system aspects has improved his knowledge of the processes that ensure compliance with safety standards, in particular aeronautics standards such as DO-178 or ARP-4761, with a focus on supporting customers in achieving product certification.