(Reuters) - Safran has appointed Stephane Cueille as CEO of its Aircraft Engines unit, replacing Jean-Paul Alary effective in the first few months of 2025, the French jet engine maker said on Wednesday.

Cueille will remain as CEO of Safran Electrical & Power until Jan. 1, 2025, the company said in a statement.

He will be replaced in that role by long-time Safran executive and former Airbus engineer Bruno Bellanger, it added.

(Reporting by Gianluca Lo Nostro; Editing by Mark Potter)