Following the changes in management structure at EADS 12 members comprise the Executive Committee.
Executive Committee members of EADS:
Louis Gallois: Chief Executive Officer
François Auque: Head of EADS Astrium
Lutz Bertling: Head of Eurocopter
Jean Botti: Chief Technical Officer
Fabrice Brégier: EADS Operational Performance
Ralph Crosby: Head of EADS North America
Thomas Enders: President and Chief Executive Officer of Airbus
Jussi Itävuori: Head of Human Resources
Marwan Lahoud: Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer
Hans Peter Ring: Chief Financial Officer of EADS
Carlos Suarez: Head of Military Transport Aircraft
Stefan Zoller: Head of Defence & Security
Tom Enders, President and CEO of Airbus, will be representing Airbus in the EADS Executive Committee.
Fabrice Brégier, Chief Operating Officer of Airbus, will remain an Executive Committee member: Upon the proposal of Louis Gallois, he will be assigned a permanent Group-wide mission besides his present function as Airbus COO to ensure EADS enhanced operational performance.
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 through its Military Transport Aircraft Division, and holds a stake in the joint venture MBDA, the international leader in missile systems.
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