Jussi Itävuori nominated as Member of the EADS Executive Committee
Amsterdam, 06 December 2002
EADS has strengthened the role of human resource management in the company with the nomination of Jussi Itävuori, the Head of EADS Human Resources, as Member of the Executive Committee. EADS anounced on Friday, that the EADS Board approved the proposal by the CEOs Philippe Camus and Rainer Hertrich to promote the current Group Vice President to Executive Vice President. The nomination will become effective as of 1 January 2003.
Itävuori, a 47-year-old Finn, joined Europe’s largest aerospace and defence group in September 2001. He has been in charge of EADS human resources and is responsible for the national human resource management in Germany, France and Spain as well as the Executive Management Development and the Corporate Business Academy.
“The promotion of Mr Itävuori confirms that Human Resource development is a top priority for EADS. It is our vision to build on our strength through diversity and teamwork among our people,” Camus and Hertrich said. “The competence and motivation of our people is the key for success of our projects and programs. Consequently, this highlights the strategic importance and responsibility of the human resource functions both on EADS as well as on the business unit level in contributing to our long term business success.”
Prior to his tenure at EADS, Itävuori was the head of Human Resources and Communications at elevator manufacturer KONE. Itävuori studied business administration after military service as a pilot in the Finnish Air Force. He is married and has two children.
EADS is a global aerospace and defence company, and is the world’s second largest in terms of revenues, having achieved € 30.8 billion in 2001. EADS maintains a workforce of more than 100,000 and is a market leader in defence technologies, commercial aircraft, helicopters, space, military transport and combat aircraft, as well as related services. Its family of leading brands includes the commercial aircraft maker Airbus; Eurocopter, the world's largest helicopter manufacturer; Astrium, the space company and MBDA, the world's second largest missile company. EADS is also the biggest partner in the Eurofighter consortium and heads the A400M military transport aircraft programme. EADS has more than 70 facilities in France, Germany, Spain and the UK. It is active in markets around the world, including the U.S., Russia and Asia.
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