Designer, member of the Board of Directors, External Per-sonalities’ College témoignage témoignage Thomas Pesquet, astronaut and former Air France pilot, member of the Board of Directors, External Personalities’ College Sarah Poniatowski témoignage témoignage thomas pesquet 4 directors speak out A Foundation that Adapts and Innovates “ Helping children is an issue that is close to my heart. I already wanted to set up a foundation to help women and children when I had the opportunity to join the board of the Air France Foundation. This is my fight. I want to help the Foundation become more well known. Its work deserves to be recognised. I’m proud to make a contribution in my own small way. In December 2022, I took part in the Christmas celebrations with the children at the airport. It was a very emotional experience, especially when Santa Claus stepped out of the plane. All the smiles on these children’s faces were priceless. “ Sarah Poniatowski Designer, member of the Board of Directors, External Personalities’ College Thomas PesquetAstronaut and former Air France pilot, member of the Board of Directors, External Personalities’ College “ Air France has given me a lot throughout my career and the Air France Foundation was an obvious choice. My basic role is to monitor the projects - everyone does much more than that, of course - and to take part, once or twice a year, in discussions on the Foundation’s finances and current and future projects. We have a great deal of freedom to express our opinions, and each of us individually tries to help in any way we can. I talk about it to people around me, on social media. In 2022, I took part in a great event at Paris-Charles de Gaulle with 120 young people from the non-profit Envol, giving them a behind-the-scenes tour of the airport and an Airbus A350. “ SCROLL