The EADS Board of Directors appointed Rüdiger Grube (Member of the Management Board of DaimlerChrysler AG) to join Arnaud Lagardère as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Grube has been member of the EADS Board of Directors since 2004 and will succeed Manfred Bischoff with immediate effect. Bischoff resigned after having taken over new responsibility as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of DaimlerChrysler AG.
"Manfred Bischoff was one of EADS' founding fathers and took the chair of the EADS Board of Directors in 2000. European mindset and broad experience made him one of the great leaders and a visionary of the global aerospace industry," said Arnaud Lagardère. "Rüdiger Grube has a broad top management industrial experience including aerospace and will dedicate all his knowledge to the success of EADS. I'm looking forward to jointly develop with him the future of the Group."
Furthermore, the EADS Board of Directors has nominated two new members: Michel Pébereau (President of BNP Paribas) and Bodo Uebber (Member of the Management Board of DaimlerChrysler AG) will be proposed to the Annual General Meeting of shareholders on 4 May 2007 to join the Board. Pébereau and Uebber are to take over the Board positions, which are vacant following Louis Gallois’ appointment as EADS CEO and Manfred Bischoff’s resignation as member of the Board.
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.
