Carlos Suárez appointed Managing Director of Airbus Military
Madrid, 11 July 2007
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Carlos Suárez, Head of the Military Transport Aircraft Division (MTAD) of EADS, member of the EADS Executive Committee and Chairman of EADS CASA, since July 1, 2007, has been appointed today by the Board of Directors of Airbus Military (AMSL) as Managing Director of AMSL. Mr. Suárez succeeds Francisco Fernández Sáinz.
Carlos Suárez was responsible until July 1 for the management of all programmes related to military derivatives of Airbus platforms within MTAD.
He was from September 2000 until January 2003 Head of Commercial A400M Program at EADS MTAD, after rejoining the Group following a period of two years as Vice-president Business Development at Gamesa Aeronáutica.
Carlos Suárez occupied between 1989 and 1998 different management positions at CASA, the Spanish Aerospace Company that was integrated into EADS in Year 2000.
Carlos Suárez (43) holds a Master Degree in Aeronautical Engineering (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid) and a MBA (IESE International Business School). He is married and has four children
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