6/22 27th Annual Fête Gala
The Philadelphia Chapter of
The French-American Chamber of Commerce
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​Jérôme Wallut
President
Alstom North America
Thursday, June 22nd, 2017
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
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Sheraton Society Hill Hotel Ballroom
One Dock Street near 2nd & Walnut
Philadelphia, PA 19106
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Outstanding FACC Service Award Recipient
Peter J. Tucci, Esq.
Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP
Founding FACC Board Member
FACC Secretary 1989 - 2000 & FACC President 2000-2016
La Fête Features
International Executive Networking Reception
Gourmet Dinner with Wine Pairings by Boutique Wine Collection
2017 Global Leadership Award Presentation & Remarks by Mr. Wallut
French-American Cheese & Dessert Buffet
Live Music & Dancing with The Untouchables Band
Merci Beaucoup To Our Generous Sponsors
Thanks to Our Loyal Supporters
Jérôme Wallut
President
Alstom North America
Recipient of the 2017
Global Leadership Award
Meet Our Guest of Honor
Jérôme Wallut has been President of Alstom North America since October 2015. He held the equivalent position at Alstom Transport beginning July 2014.
From 2010 to 2014, Jérôme Wallut was Managing Director of Alstom Transport France.
From 2007 to 2009, he was the Key Account Director for SNCF. Before that, Jérôme had been appointed Vice President of the Casco Signal Ltd. joint venture in China. In 2003, he became Key Account Director for RATP and RFF. Jérôme joined Alstom Transport in 2000 as Director of Project Management Methods and became Operations Director for the company’s signaling business in Asia.
Jérôme began his career at Airbus, where he held various positions in the after-sales division, in the test flight department and subsequently in the programs department and delivery center.
Born in 1964, Jérôme Wallut is a graduate of the Ecole Supérieure des techniques aéronautiques et de construction automobile transport, an engineering school, and INSEAD.
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