Mr. Gallois was appointed in August 2007, having been Co-CEO of EADS and Head of Airbus since 2006. He spent almost 20 years working for various French Ministries, and was then Chairman and CEO of SNECMA, Chairman and CEO of Aerospatiale and Chairman of SNCF. He graduated from École des Hautes Études Commerciales and is an alumnus of École Nationale d’Administration.

Mr. Auque was appointed in 2000. He was previously Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Aerospatiale and Managing Director for satellites. He spent his earlier career with the Suez Group and the French Cour des Comptes. Mr. Auque graduated from École des Hautes Études Commerciales, Institut d’Études Politiques and is an alumnus of École Nationale d’Administration.

Mr. Bertling was appointed in 2006, following a year as CEO of Eurocopter Deutschland. He joined Eurocopter in 2003 from the Defence & Security Division. Previously, he held various positions at DaimlerChrysler Rail Systems and Braunschweig University. He earned a PhD in Engineering at Braunschweig University.

Mr. Ring was appointed EADS CFO in 2002, and was also CFO of Airbus “in personal union” in 2007. In 1996, he was made Senior Vice President of Controlling at Dasa and, subsequently, EADS. From 1992 he was CFO and Board member of Dornier Luftfahrt. He holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.

Mr. Brégier was appointed Airbus COO in 2006 with additional responsibility for EADS operational performance. He became President and CEO of Eurocopter in 2003. Previously, he was CEO of MBDA. He joined Matra Défense in 1993 as Chairman of the Apache MAW and Eurodrone GIEs. He is an alumnus of École Polytechnique and École des Mines.

Mr. Lahoud was appointed in June 2007. Previously, he was CEO of MBDA. He worked for Aerospatiale on its merger with Matra and on the foundation of EADS. Within EADS, he served as Senior Vice President Mergers & Acquisitions. Mr. Lahoud is an alumnus of École Polytechnique and graduated from the École Nationale Supérieure de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace.

Mr. Suárez was appointed in July 2007. Formerly, he was Head of Military Derivatives Programmes of Airbus platforms. He has also worked for Accenture and Aernnova. Mr. Suárez holds a degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and an MBA from the IESE business school.

Mr. Enders was appointed in August 2007. Previously, since 2005, he was Co-CEO of EADS. He began his career with EADS in 2000 as CEO of the Defence and Security Systems Division. Formerly he had been Director Corporate Development and Technology at Dasa. Mr. Enders holds a Doctorate degree from the University of Bonn.

Mr. Crosby has been Chairman and Head of EADS North America since 2002. Previously, he was President of the Integrated Systems Sector at Northrop Grumman Corporation. Mr. Crosby holds degrees from the U.S. Military Academy, the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva and Harvard University.

Mr. Botti was appointed in 2006. He joined from General Motors where he was Chief Technologist and then Business Line Executive of the Delphi Powertrain business. He started his career in 1978 as product engineer for Renault. Mr. Botti holds a degree from INSA Toulouse, an MBA from Central Michigan University and a PhD from the Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers.

Mr. Itävuori was appointed in 2001 and became a member of the Executive Committee in 2003. Previously, he had worked for KONE Corporation where he was from 1982, being appointed Head of Human Resources and a member of the Executive Committee. Mr. Itävuori graduated from the Vaasa School of Economics, Finland and served as an air force pilot.

Mr. Zoller was appointed in 2005, having held top management positions within the Division since 2000. Previously, he held various management positions within Dasa, DaimlerChrysler, Dornier and Senstar/Canada. Mr. Zoller graduated from the University of Tübingen and holds a PhD.