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Corporate Governance
4.1 Management and Control
John Leahy – Airbus COO-Customers
John Leahy was appointed Chief Operating Officer
– Customers of Airbus in July 2005, continuing his
responsibilities as Chief Commercial Officer of Airbus, a
role he had held since August 1994. His responsibilities
cover all commercial activities including sales, marketing,
contracts, business transaction control, asset management,
leasing, and business development. Leahy is a member of the
Airbus Executive Committee and has been a member of the
Airbus Group Executive Committee since September 2012.
One of Leahy’s greatest achievements was to raise Airbus’
market share from 18% in 1995 to over 50% by the turn of
the century, where it has been maintained over the last 14
years. He also led the commercial activities that resulted in the
successful launch of Airbus’ next generation flagship aircraft
which set the standards for large aircraft in the 21stcentury,
the A380 and the A350XWB. Leahy was also a key player
in the launch of the A320neo (New Engine Option) family,
which has become the fastest selling aircraft programme in
aviation history. He was also instrumental in the launch of
the A350XWB family as well as the A330neo. John Leahy
worked for seven years in marketing at Piper Aircraft before
joining Airbus North America in January 1985. He became
Head of Sales in 1988 and then became President of Airbus
North America. Leahy was responsible for the penetration
of the strategic North American market, where most major
US airlines are now Airbus customers. John Leahy holds an
MBA from Syracuse University with concentration in both
Finance and Transportation Management and a BA from
Fordham University with a dual major in Communications
and Philosophy. He is also a licensed multi-engine commercial
pilot and a former flight instructor. In March 2012, he received
one of France’s top civilian awards by being named an Officer
of the Légion d’Honneur, for his services to European and
French aviation.
Allan McArtor – Chairman and CEO
ofAirbusGroup,Inc.
Allan McArtor is Chairman and CEO of Airbus Group, Inc.
and a member of the Airbus Group Executive Committee. He
oversees the operations, activities and strategy of all Airbus
Group companies in the United States, Canada and Latin
America. Allan McArtor continues to serve as Chairman of
Airbus Americas, Inc., and its subsidiaries. In this leadership
role in the Americas, McArtor has enhanced relationships with
Airbus’ customers, suppliers and government representatives.
He was instrumental in establishing the A320 Aircraft
Assembly Line in Mobile, Alabama. Throughout his career,
Allan McArtor has held a series of leadership and senior
management positions in the military, civil and government
sectors. Before joining Airbus, he was founder, chairman and
CEO of Legend Airlines, a regional airline; he served as the
Administrator of the FAA under President Ronald Reagan from
1987 to 1989. McArtor served on the senior management
team of Federal Express from 1979 to 1987 and 1989 to
1994 first as Senior Vice President Telecommunications during
the development of FedEx’s extensive satellite-based digital
network, then as Senior Vice President Air Operations for
FedEx’s global airline. Allan McArtor was a combat fighter
pilot in Vietnam, an Associate Professor of Engineering
Mechanics at the Air Force Academy, and a pilot with the
USAir Force’s Thunderbirds Aerial Demonstration Team. He
is a 1964 graduate of the US Air Force Academy (BSE) and
holds a master’s degree (MSE) from Arizona State University.
He holds an honorary doctorate degree from Christian
Brothers University in Memphis, Tennessee, in recognition
of his role in establishing the School of Telecommunications
and Information Systems. McArtor is a member of The
Group Executive Committee of The Airbus Group SAS and
also serves on the Board of Directors for Airbus ProSky,
Air Force Academy Athletic Corporation, Align Aerospace,
Atlantic Council International, The European Institute, GKN
Aerospace Transparency Systems, Kymeta Advisory Board,
the NextGen Advisory Committee, Smithsonian National Air
& Space Museum and Washington Area Airports Authority.
He also serves on the boards of a number of civic, charitable
and educational groups, including the Air Force Memorial
Foundation Board of Trustees, Camp Soaring Eagle, The
Falcon Foundation, Sabre Society and the St.Jude’s Children’s
Research Hospital Professional Advisory Board. In January
of 2014, Allan McArtor was inducted to the Living Legends of
Aviation® to honor his significant contributions to aviation. In
October 2010, The Wings Club honored Allan McArtor with the
2010 Distinguished Achievement Award, acknowledging his
outstanding accomplishments in the field of aviation. In 2009,
he was awarded the Air Traffic Control Association’s Glen A.
Gilbert Memorial Award for outstanding lifelong achievements
by an individual in the field of aviation. McArtor continues to
hold a commercial pilot’s license (multi-engine instrument
rating) and is a member of the Tau Beta Pi engineering honor
society.
Klaus Richter – Airbus Group and Airbus Chief
Procurement Officer
Klaus Richter became Chief Procurement Officer for Airbus
Group & Airbus on 1January 2015. In this function, he is a
member of the Airbus Group Executive Committee and the
Airbus Executive Committee. In addition, he serves as the
Chairman of the Board of Airbus in Germany and leads the
supervisory board of Premium AEROTEC Group. He is in
charge of procurement across the entire Airbus organisation,
having responsibility for developing strong partnerships with
suppliers and ensuring timely delivery of all purchased goods
on cost and with the proper quality. In addition, Richter leads
the General Procurement Organisation of Airbus Group. He
coordinates strategic procurement topics, as well as the
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