The former president of Airbus France and the Envoi association, Jean-Marc Thomas received the medal of the National Assembly on Monday evening for his commitment to the service of integration and people with disabilities.
A brilliant career in aeronautics allowed the young engineer Jean-Marc Thomas to reach the highest responsibilities. Responsible for the A319, A320 and A321 programs in Aerospace, he will hold the prestigious position of President of Airbus France. However, it is his commitment to the service of others, as president of the Envoi Insertion et Handicap association, which earned him the medal of the National Assembly on Monday evening.
“This is the first year that I have decided to award the National Assembly medal to people whose deep commitment I notice”, explains Monique Iborra, deputy from the 6th constituency of Haute-Garonne who visited the Envoi headquarters in Colomiers . “I immediately saw Jean-Marc Thomas’ action for others. He is a model to follow, a hope. He shows that it is possible to bring together the economic and the social through an action that is not charity”.
A message from a minister
After the deputy’s compliments, the new minister of local authorities, Dominique Faure, praised the recipient via video message. “You have been a great leader in the field of research and social dialogue, but also a great volunteer,” said the former deputy of Haute-Garonne and mayor of Saint-Orens-de-Gameville.
On these good words, Jean-Marc Thomas welcomed, with the modesty that characterizes him, a collective action. “It is an honor to receive this medal but beyond my person it is a matter of celebrating all the human values that Envoi represents”, he explains. “The association has moved from the field of integration to that of disability in a path of social inclusion. The activity has continued in the prison world. Today Envoi has become an industrial group of 130 people able to respond to all calls for race while maintaining its DNA, its social soul of integration through work”.
Envoi Insertion et Handicap even expects to quickly reach 150 employees while continuing to diversify its business.
