Celeste Thomasson

EVP & General Counsel at SNCF

Celeste Thomasson holds a juris doctor degree from Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles. She has been a member of the California bar since 1993.

Celeste began her career in 1992 as an associate at Baker & McKenzie in Los Angeles, before joining Fournier Laboratories as Senior Counsel in 1999.

She joined the Safran Group in 2002 as legal Counsel. She became Senior VP and General Counsel for Safran USA in July 2008, before being appointed Vice President of Legal Affairs of Safran. In January 2014, she joined MorphoTrak (a subsidiary of Safran) as President & CEO before joining Zodiac Aerospace SA in February 2018 as a member of the Executive Board. She was appointed CEO of Safran Seats UK in January 2019. In 2020, she became EVP, Corporate Secretary & President of the Ethics Committee for Safran Group.

In January 2022, Celeste was appointed Executive Vice President and General Counsel at GEODIS.

Timeline

  • EVP & General Counsel

    Current role

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