Jean-Maurice Ferauge has been appointed director of Lectra Japan. He will be responsible for developing Lectra’s presence in Japan, particularly in the automotive and fashion industries. He will also consolidate Lectra’s value proposition in the field of services.
Férauge has extensive experience in successfully managing far reaching projects throughout the whole world, particularly in Japan. He is a mechanical engineer. He worked for nine years in the aerospace industry. He will be responsible for strengthening Lectra’s Japanese teams by continuing the recruitment of new talents.
Lectra has been in Japan for 30 years. Lectra already supports a lot of customers in Japan, including the major automotive suppliers, as well as the largest fashion industry brands, with its expertise and highly advanced technology such as its product lifecycle management solution.
Over the past few years, Lectra has placed the development of professional services at the heart of its priorities. Lectra is the world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using soft materials--fabrics, leather, technical textiles and composite materials.
Lectra develops the most advanced specialized software and cutting systems and provides associated services to a broad array of markets including apparel, accessories, footwear, car seats and interiors, airbags, furniture as well as a wide variety of other market sectors.
www.lectra.com/

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