POWER OF ATTORNEY


KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that the
undersigned does hereby make, constitute and appoint
each of Ira J. Krakower, Rodney P. Jenks, Jr. and Seth
L. Kaplan, acting individually, his true and lawful
attorney, to execute and deliver in his name and on
his behalf whether the undersigned is acting
individually or as representative of others, (1) any
and all filings required to be made by the undersigned
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and (2) any and all Forms 144 required to be filed by
the undersigned under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, in either case solely in connection with the
undersigned's ownership, acquisition, or disposition
of securities of Hexcel Corporation, giving and
granting unto each said attorney-in-fact power and
authority to act in the premises as fully and to all
intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could
do if personally present by one of his authorized
signatories, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorney-in-fact shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.


THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY shall remain in full force and
effect until either revoked in writing by the
undersigned or, as to each of the attorneys-in-fact,
until such time as such attorney-in-fact ceases to be
an employee of Hexcel Corporation or one of its
affiliates.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly
subscribed these presents as of July 10, 2006.





/s/ David L. Pugh
David L. Pugh