Tom Enders
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Tom Enders is the chief executive of Airbus
; he has held this position since 2007. He previously worked at DASA.
He studied at the University of Bonn
and at UCLA.
For the first few years of EADS's history, it had two separate chief executives – one French, one German. Enders has since taken sole leadership. In July 2010, he argued that integration of European defense industries would deliver far better outcomes than protectionism
.
In November 2010, he performed a paradrop from the A400M.
He is also chairman of BDLI, the German aerospace industry association.
Airbus
Airbus SAS is an aircraft manufacturing subsidiary of EADS, a European aerospace company. Based in Blagnac, France, surburb of Toulouse, and with significant activity across Europe, the company produces around half of the world's jet airliners....
; he has held this position since 2007. He previously worked at DASA.
He studied at the University of Bonn
University of Bonn
The University of Bonn is a public research university located in Bonn, Germany. Founded in its present form in 1818, as the linear successor of earlier academic institutions, the University of Bonn is today one of the leading universities in Germany. The University of Bonn offers a large number...
and at UCLA.
For the first few years of EADS's history, it had two separate chief executives – one French, one German. Enders has since taken sole leadership. In July 2010, he argued that integration of European defense industries would deliver far better outcomes than protectionism
Protectionism
Protectionism is the economic policy of restraining trade between states through methods such as tariffs on imported goods, restrictive quotas, and a variety of other government regulations designed to allow "fair competition" between imports and goods and services produced domestically.This...
.
In November 2010, he performed a paradrop from the A400M.
He is also chairman of BDLI, the German aerospace industry association.