Aurelien Guilbert

• Vice President, Cargo Inspection Systems
• Smiths Detection, France

Aurélien Guilbert is the Vice President of the Cargo Inspection Systems (CIS) Business Unit at Smiths Detection, a global leader in threat detection and screening technologies for the aviation, ports and borders, urban security, and defence sectors. His journey with Smiths Detection began in 2007 when he joined as a CIS Bid Manager in Vitry-sur-Seine, France. After two years, he relocated to Singapore to serve as a CIS Program Manager.

Over his career at Smiths Detection, Aurélien has held several pivotal leadership roles, including Commercial Director in Hong Kong, South Korea, and Singapore, and Commercial and Program Director for the Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions. Most recently, he served as Managing Director for North and South Asia.

Now back in France, Aurélien leads the Global Cargo Inspection Systems Business Unit at Smiths Detection’s CIS Centre of Excellence in Vitry-sur-Seine. He holds a Master’s degree in Engineering from CESI and a DUT in Physics from IUT Paris XI.