EADS N.V. - Robin Southwell appointed Chairman of Defence & Security Systems UK Ltd.

Defence & Security Systems (DS), the defence pillar within EADS, has appointed Robin Southwell (45) Chairman of DS UK. This appointment is in addition to his current role as CEO of EADS UK.

Prior to becoming CEO of EADS UK, Robin Southwell (45) was CEO of AirTanker Ltd, a consortia of EADS, Cobham, Rolls Royce, Thales and VT Group, which in February became preferred bidder for the MoD’s FSTA (Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft) PFI programme. Robin previously also held the positions of Chief Executive Officer at WS Atkins and Group Managing Director of Customer Solutions and Support at BAE Systems. Stefan Zoller, CEO of Defence & Security Systems Division commented on the appointment, “Robin is the perfect addition to the team, bringing with him invaluable experience of the wider UK defence industry. I look forward to continuing and enhancing our success in the UK market, and I will fully support Robin in his new role.

EADS Defence & Security Systems, with revenues of about € 5.4 billion in 2004 and roughly 23,000 employees across ten nations, forms the defence and security pillar within EADS. It offers integrated systems solutions to the new challenges confronting armed forces and homeland security units. It is active in the areas of military aircraft, missile systems, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems with manned and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), battlefield management systems, defence electronics, sensors and avionics, and related services.

EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2004, EADS generated revenues of € 31.8 billion and employed a workforce of about 110,000.

EADS Businesses in the UK include: Airbus UK (Broughton, Filton), EADS Astrium (Portsmouth, Stevenage, Poynton), Paradigm Secure Communications/Paradigm Services (Stevenage, Corsham), EADS Defence & Security Systems (Newport), EADS Operations & Services (Yeovil), MBDA (Stevenage, Bristol, Lostock), Eurocopter/ McAlpine Helicopters (Kidlington), Infoterra (Farnborough, Leicester), Racal Instruments (Ferndown). Major current EADS programmes include: Airbus A380, Airbus Military A400M, Eurofighter Typhoon, Skynet 5, Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA), Storm Shadow, Galileo, Cormorant.

Robin Southwell appointed Chairman of Defence & Security Systems UK Ltd.

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