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Jean BOTTI From March 2016 until March 2017, he was Chief Innovation and Strategy Officer at Philips NV. In Netherlands.From May 2006 to March 2016, he was Airbus Group Chief Technical Officer. Botti began his professional career at Renault in 1978 before joining the Chassis Engineering division of General Motors in the U.S. in 1989. Upon his return to France in 1992, Botti was appointed General Motors’ Director of European Engineering for chassis components. In 1997, he returned to the U.S. to take over the reins of the Delphi Corporation’s Customer Solution Center, a position he held until 2002. From 2002 to 2006, he managed Delphi’s new corporate Dynamics, Propulsion and Thermal Innovation Center as Chief Technical Officer. He rounded out his time at Delphi as the Business Line Executive for the Powertrain product line,As of 2024, Botti holds 37 patents and four defensive publications for the work carried out over the course of his career,and was elected as a Delphi Hall of Fame fellow. He also received the General Motors President’s Council Award in 1998, and was named a fellow of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).Botti also served with the European Research Area Board (ERAB) as the representative for aeronautics and space. In addition, he served as a member of the Federation of German Industries’ (BDI) Technical Committee.He received in 2016 the Medal of Honor from the French Civil Aviation Organization (DGAC).In 2021 he was elected French Engineer of the year by the professional newspaper l’Usine Nouvelle.He is a recipient of the French Legion d’Honneur (Chevalier).
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