Airbus selects Bruno Even as Chief Executive Officer of helicopter division
Airbus selects Bruno Even as Chief Executive Officer of helicopter division
Airbus has named Bruno Even as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Airbus Helicopters, effective 1 April 2018. Bruno Even will join the company’s Executive Committee and report to Airbus CEO Tom Enders.
Bruno Even joins Airbus from Safran where he was CEO of the Helicopter Engines business since 2015. He succeeds Guillaume Faury who will assume his duties as President Airbus Commercial Aircraft next week.
Airbus CEO Tom Enders, said, “Bruno has climbed the management ranks at Safran at a very young age. His broad background of the Helicopter business and his strong customer focus combined with Program and Engineering expertise, make Bruno the ideal candidate to succeed Guillaume Faury and to continue our successful improvement journey in a very demanding business environment.”
Bruno Even joined the French Ministry of Defence in 1992 where he led the space component’s development for the Helios II satellite. In 1997, he transferred to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to become technical advisor for the Director of Strategic Affairs, Security and Disarmament. Bruno Even joined Safran Helicopter Engines (ex-Turbomeca) in 1999 where he held a number of management positions. He served as CEO of Safran Electronics & Defense (ex-Sagem) from 2013 to 2015.
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