Jean-Michel Vernhes (born 1950 at Mazamet) is a French public servant.
[3][4] Graduate from classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles at Lycée Pierre-de-Fermat (Toulouse) and from the École nationale de l'aviation civile (French civil aviation university, promotion 1971[5]), Jean-Michel Vernhes starts his career in 1975 at the air traffic control center of Bordeaux.
[6] In 1980, he moves to Paris where he is responsible for the certification of radio navigation equipment.
In 1993, he became responsible for human resources at the French air navigation service before being nominated President of Toulouse-Blagnac Airport in 1999.
[citation needed] The 18 May 2011, in addition, he became President of the French Airports (Union des aéroports français).