17-Dec-2014 7:45 AM
Airbus Group appoints new COO and executive VP programmes
Airbus Group board approved (16-Dec-2014) the following top management appointments, as proposed by Airbus Group CEO Tom Enders and Airbus CEO Fabrice Bregier, effective as of 01-Jan-2015:
- Tom Williams, presently executive VP programmes at Airbus, will succeed Günter Butschek as Airbus chief operating officer and will become a member of the Group Executive Committee of Airbus Group. Mr Butschek has decided to leave the group at the end of 2014 in order to pursue other career opportunities;
- Didier Evrard, currently head of the A350 XWB programme, will succeed Mr Williams and in this new function will become a member of the Executive Committee of Airbus. He remains A350 XWB programme director until his successor is appointed;
- Klaus Richter, chief procurement officer of Airbus and Airbus Group, has been promoted to become a member of the Group Executive Committee of Airbus Group. In addition, he will become the national representative for Airbus in Germany. [more - original PR]