Nicolas Samson began his career at Dresser-Rand in 2002 as Turbo Machinery Test Engineer. He advanced through various roles including Director for D-R Le Havre operations, General Manager of D-R Norway operations and as Vice President Global Packaging factories at Siemens Energy. He holds an M.S. in Engineering and Mechanics, Operations Management and Business Administration degree from the National Engineering School of Belfort, France.