Mr. Louis Gallois has been Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of EADS since August 2007, after having been Co-CEO of EADS, and President and CEO of Airbus since 2006. Previously, he served successively as Chairman and CEO of SNECMA, Chairman and CEO of Aerospatiale and Chairman of SNCF. Earlier in his career, he held positions in the French Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Ministry of Research and Industry, and the Ministry of Defence. Mr. Gallois graduated from the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales in economic sciences and is an alumnus of the Ecole Nationale d’Administration.
Current mandates in addition to the one listed in the chart above are set forth below:
- Chief Executive Officer of EADS Participations B.V.;
- Member of the Board of Directors of Stichting Administratiekantoor EADS (the “Foundation”);
- Member of the Board of Directors of École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures; and
- President of the Fondation Villette-Entreprises.
Former mandates for the last five years:
- Member of the Board of Directors of Thales (resigned 30th June 2005); and
- President of SNCF (resigned 2nd July 2006).
