Paris, 17 December 2004
I have decided to accept Arnaud Lagardere’s proposition to return full-time to the Lagardère group. I thank him for the trust and support he has always accorded me.
But I have also taken this decision because I am convinced that a new stage must open up for EADS in the interests of its shareholders, its clients and its employees.
I will give up my rôle as soon as the Board of Directors asks me to do so.
I thank everyone who has helped me, along with my colleague and friend Rainer Hertrich, to create and develop EADS, which has become a symbol of the success of Europe’s union of its greatest strengths. In five years we have together gained the respect and esteem of the global aerospace industry and its clients.
Philippe Camus
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