36-year-old Stéphane Israël, a graduate of the ENS (Ecole Normale Supérieure) and of the ENA (Ecole Nationale d’Administration), joins EADS as a business advisor to EADS CEO Louis Gallois.
Since 2001, Stéphane Israël had been working at the Court of Audit as a magistrate, first as an auditor and then as referendum adviser. From 2001 to 2002, he was also a staff representative of the Minister for Economy, Finance and Industry.
Stéphane Israël had previously been a drafting official at the Ministry of Defence (1995-1996) and a staff representative of the President of the French National Assembly’s office (1997-1998). Moreover, from 2005 to 2007, he was an associate professor at the ENS Ulm.
EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2006, EADS generated revenues of € 39.4 billion and employed a workforce of about 116,000. The Group includes the aircraft manufacturer Airbus, the world's largest helicopter supplier Eurocopter and EADS Astrium, the European leader in space programmes from Ariane to Galileo. EADS is the major partner in the Eurofighter consortium, develops the A400M military transport aircraft and holds a stake in the joint venture MBDA, the international leader in missile systems.
