The EADS Hall of Fame was instituted by the EADS Chief Technical Officer together with the Head of Human Resources with the objectives to encourage innovation within EADS, to share good practices, to promote Intellectual Property and to create pride and recognition among the EADS workforce by recognizing and honouring employees who have made outstanding contributions to the business.
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The EADS Hall of Fame ceremony took place in Domaine de Villepreux on September 4, 2009.
The second edition of the biennial Hall of Fame award ceremony, which rewards the innovation spirit within EADS, took place on 4 September at the Domaine de Villepreux site near Bordeaux.
Jean Botti, EADS CTO, and Jussi Itävuori, Executive Vice President of HR, hosted the event that was organised around the topic of Formula 1.
Louis Gallois, EADS´ CEO, Dr. Vijay Mallya, Chairman of The UB Group and Kingfisher Airlines and Principal of the Force India Formula 1 team, accompanied by drivers Giancarlo Fisichella and Adrian Sutil, together with Fabien Pelous, former captain of the French rugby national team and David Skrela, a current Stade Toulousain rugby player attended and contributed to the ceremony.