Airbus has appointed Antoine Bouvier, Head of Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions and Public Affairs, effective June 1, 2019. In this position, he will report to Guillaume Faury, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Airbus.
At MBDA, Antoine Bouvier will be succeeded as CEO by Eric Béranger who has held a number of leadership positions in Airbus Defence and Space. His appointment will also become effective June 1, 2019. MBDA, a joint venture between Airbus (37.5%), BAE Systems PLC (37.5%) and Leonardo S.p.A. (25%), is Europe’s leading missile systems house.
Furthermore, Patrick de Castelbajac is appointed Head of Region Asia-Pacific for Airbus, effective June 1, 2019. In this capacity, he succeeds Jean-Marc Nasr who was recently appointed Executive Vice President Space Systems within Airbus Defence and Space. Patrick de Castelbajac is also named Head of Sales Asia-Pacific for the Company’s commercial aircraft business as of July 1, 2019. Patrick de Castelbajac will report to Christian Scherer, Chief Commercial Officer and Member of the Executive Committee at Airbus.