Alain Ponsot

Alain Ponsot is an experienced executive with a robust background in management and business development across several high-profile companies. Currently serving as the Country & General Manager for AMETEK in France, the UK, and Benelux since August 2016, Alain has previously held key leadership roles, including General Manager at LACROIX Electronics and Calsonic Kansei Corporation, as well as Group Director at Valeo. With a foundational career that includes extensive experience at TRW and Thales, Alain has a solid academic background with an MBA focused on Company Acquisition from the University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne, a Ph.D. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Paris University XII, and a Master's degree in Optics/Optical Sciences from the Grenoble Institute of Technology.