Airbus has made significant changes to its leadership team led by CEO Guillaume Faury, with the additional appointment of a designated Commercial Aircraft management team to operate under the leadership of Christian Scherer, CCO and Head of International at Airbus.
The changes to each leadership team will come into effect from 1 January 2024, with further appointments expected in the future.
Guillaume Faury, CEO of Airbus, said: “Looking at our key priorities, we want to put the company in the right configuration for the future. Our leadership team will further focus on the operational challenges of today while addressing key strategy and transformation to secure the future in all our businesses.”
“Our customers, partners and stakeholders expect total commitment from Airbus to deliver on the ambitions and operational objectives of our Commercial Aircraft business,” said Christian Scherer, CEO of Commercial Aircraft, Airbus. “I’m excited to assemble a team of talented and recognised leaders at such a critical time for our industry. I’m looking forward to tackling the challenges and exploiting the opportunities together with this exceptional team.”
The new Airbus leadership team led by Guillaume Faury will consist of:
- Thierry Baril, Chief Human Resources Officer
- Bruno Even, CEO Airbus Helicopters
- Alberto Gutiérrez, EVP Special Industrial Projects
- John Harrison, General Counsel
- Catherine Jestin, EVP Digital and Information Management
- Julie Kitcher, Chief Sustainability Officer and Communications
- Sabine Klauke, Chief Technology Officer
- Christian Scherer, CEO Commercial Aircraft
- Michael Schoellhorn, CEO Airbus Defence and Space
- Thomas Toepfer, Chief Financial Officer
- Jeff Knittel, Chairman and CEO Airbus Americas
- Matthieu Louvot, EVP Strategy
- Wouter van Wersch, EVP International
- George Xu, CEO Airbus China
The new Airbus Commercial Aircraft management leadership team led by Christian Scherer will consist of:
- Stella Belvisi, General Counsel
- Maggie Bergsma, Head of Communications
- Mathieu Callewaert, EVP Human Resources
- Thomas Hundt, EVP Finance
- Sabine Klauke, EVP Engineering
- Florent Massou dit Labaquère, EVP Operations
- Philippe Mhun, EVP Programmes and Services
- Benoît de Saint-Exupéry, EVP Sales
Image: Guillaume Faury, CEO, Airbus
