Corporate Governance
Airbus' Corporate Governance ensures that Airbus is managed according to our Regulating Laws and Articles of Association, and evolves in order to match our growth ambitions, meet our obligations and reach the goals we set ourselves. Airbus' top-level governing body is the Board of Directors. Responsible for the management of Airbus it delegates the day-to-day management to the CEO who fulfills this task with the support of the Executive Committee. Our Governance strives to be a transparent body, matching the expectations of the Company’s shareholders throughout the world. The following sections will give you more information about our Governance structure, rules and regulations, and information on Shareholders’ Meetings.
The Executive Committee supports the Chief Executive Officer in his duty of managing the day-to-day operations of Airbus’ business. It is chaired by the Chief Executive Officer and comprises the Heads of the major Functions and Divisions.
Executive Committee's responsibilities and powers
At the Executive Committee meetings, the following matters, among others, are discussed:
The CEO endeavours to reach consensus among the members of the Executive Committee. In the event a consensus is not reached, the Chief Executive Officer is entitled to decide the matter.
The CEO proposes all of the Members of the Executive Committee for approval by the Board of Directors, after consultation with (a) the Chairman of the Remuneration, Nomination and Governance Committee and (b) the Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Members of the Executive Committee and Top Management
(as of 1 August 2020)
Guillaume Faury | Chief Executive Officer |
Dominik Asam | Chief Financial Officer |
Thierry Baril | Chief Human Resources Officer |
Jean-Brice Dumont | Executive Vice President Engineering |
Bruno Even | Chief Executive Officer Airbus Helicopters |
John Harrison | General Counsel |
Dirk Hoke | Chief Executive Officer Airbus Defence and Space |
Julie Kitcher | Executive Vice President Communications and Corporate Affairs |
Philippe Mhun | Executive Vice President Programmes and Services |
Christian Scherer | Chief Commercial Officer |
Michael Schoellhorn | Chief Operating Officer |
Grazia Vittadini | Chief Technology Officer |
Antoine Bouvier | Head of Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions and Public Affairs |
C. Jeffrey Knittel | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Airbus Americas |
George Xu | Chief Executive Officer Airbus China |
(as of 1 March 2020)
Bruno Even | Chief Executive Officer |
Ben Bridge | Executive Vice President Global Business |
Michel Farssac | Executive Vice President Human Resources |
Alain Flourens | Executive Vice President Operations |
Thomas Hundt | Executive Vice President Finance |
Matthieu Louvot | Executive Vice President Airbus Helicopters Programmes |
Mathilde Royer-Germain | Digital Transformation Officer & Head of Company Transformation |
Wolfgang Schoder | Executive Vice President Strategy and General Manager of Airbus Helicopters Germany |
Stefan Thomé | Executive Vice President Engineering and Chief Technical Officer |
Bernhard Weigl | Executive Vice President Aviation Safety and Quality |
Christoph Zammert | Executive Vice President Customer Support & Services |
(as of 1 May 2020)
Dirk Hoke | Chief Executive Officer |
Barbara Bergmeier | Head of Operations |
Bernhard Brenner |
Executive Vice President Marketing and Sales |
Evert Dudok | Executive Vice President Connected Intelligence |
Dirk Erat |
SVP/Head of Communications |
Alberto Gutiérrez | Head of Military Aircraft and Head of Airbus Spain |
Lars Immisch |
Executive Vice President Human Resources |
Chantal Jonscher |
Head of Corporate Secretary |
Sabine Klauke | Head of Engineering |
Jean-Marc Nasr | Executive Vice President Space Systems |
Antoine Noguier |
Head of Strategy |
Andreas Riecker |
General Counsel, Head of Legal & Compliance |
Jana Rosenmann |
Head of the Unmanned Aerial Systems Programme Line & Civil and Military UAS Programmes |
Xavier Tardy | Executive Vice President Finance |
Julian Whitehead | Executive Vice President Global Business and Strategic Programmes |