BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$34.6B
- Private
- FR
Dow Jones Description
Military & Commercial Aircraft Mfr
Special Advisor to the CEO
Erik PilletNumber of Employees 57,000
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Aircraft Manufacturing: 336411
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BAE's 2007 Profit Dives On Sale of Stake In Airbus
Britain's BAE Systems yesterday said net income last year fell 44 percent due to a one time benefit the company received in 2006 related to the sale of its stake in jet plane maker Airbus, which is owned by the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. ...
Aircraft News - Europe
Jul 9, 2007 Europe's air travel boom is great news for prospective pilots, who know a cockpit job is virtually assured once they are qualified. But one casualty of the growth in the number of airlines, aircraft and routes is the notion of a career as a flight instructor....
BAE bought plane for Saudi prince under arms deal: report
LONDON AFP — Britain's defence giant BAE bought Saudi Prince Bandar bin Sultan an Airbus plane under a multi-billion pound arms deal and is still paying the costs of flying it, the Guardian newspaper said Friday. The latest allegation met with renewed denials of wrongdoing from BAE, which said...
Aircraft News - Europe
Apr 16, 2007 Radical seating concept to be launched at Aircraft Interiors Expo A novel aircraft seating layout described as a radical solution? to economy-class travel will be unveiled at this years Aircraft Interiors Expo 2007 to be held at Hamburg on 17-19 April. Apr 11, 2007 Aeroflot,...
BAE triples profit after exiting Airbus
LONDON AFP — British defence firm BAE Systems said Thursday it almost tripled net profit last year after selling its stake in European aircraft maker Airbus and a strong showing in the United States. Net profits rocketed by nearly 200 percent to 1.636 billion pounds (2.433 billion euros, 3.190...
Now EADS may need a cash call
If further vindication were needed of BAE Systems' decision to to sell out of Airbus, it was provided in spades yesterday by the European aerospace company which bought the Airbus stake, EADS. The company's third profits warning since last June was accompanied by the admission that there may need to...
Airlines review A380 orders as BAE sell-off slated
A string of customers for the A380 superjumbo said yesterday they were reviewing their options after the latest delays on the troubled programme, helping send shares lower in EADS, the Franco-German parent company of Airbus. Malaysian Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, Qantas and Korean Airlines all said they were...
Company Watch - BAe Systems
For more global news, data, analysis and features, please go to: http://www.AirGuideOnline.com/professional.htm Sep 25, 2006 BAe chairman says potential is there for more A380 delays. BAE Systems, which earlier this month decided to sell its 20% holding in Airbus to EADS for [euro]2.75 billion ($3.52 billion), is suggesting...
BAE recommends sale of Airbus stake at "low" price
The Board of BAE Systems has decided that the proposed disposal of the BAE stake in Airbus for 2,750 million [euro] (1,903 million [pounds sterling]) is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders as a whole. The price--determined by an independent expert--was much lower than expected when...
Company Watch - BAe Systems
Edited by Aram Gesar, edit@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, data, analysis and features, please go to: http://www.AirGuideOnline.com/professional.htm Sep 18, 2006 BAe Systems CEO predicts more delays with A380 program. Rising production costs may force Airbus to delay production of the A380 by more than a year, BAE...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Erik Pillet | Special Advisor to the CEO |
| Laurence Barron | President, Airbus China |
| Fabrice Bregier | Chief Operating Officer |
| Harald Wilhelm | Chief Financial Officer |
| John J. Leahy | Chief Operating Officer, Customers |
| Alain Garcia | Executive Vice President, Engineering |
| Christian Scherer | Executive Vice President, Strategy and Future Programmes |
| Gerald Weber | Executive Vice President, Operations |
| Juan-Carlos Martinez Saiz | Executive Vice President, Military Programs |
| Jurgen Thomas | Executive Vice President |
| Karl-Heinz Hartmann | Executive Vice President, Manufacturing |
| Klaus Richter | Executive Vice President Procurement |
| Olivier Andries | Executive Vice President, Strategy & Cooperation |
| Patrick Gavin | Executive Vice President, Engineering |
| Philippe Delmas | Executive Vice President, Govt Relations & Communications & Strategy |
| Thierry Baril | Executive Vice President, Human Resources |
| Tom Williams | Executive Vice President, Programs |
| Patrick Carroll | Senior Vice President, Airbus Japan |
| Colin Stuart | Vice President, Marketing |
| Ajay Mehra | Managing Director |
| Carlos D. Suarez | Managing Director, Airbus Military |
| Francisco Fernandez Sainz | Managing Director, Airbus Military SL |
| Eugenie Torrente | Advertising Director |
| Gerhard Puttfarcken | Senior Vice President, Airbus Germany & General Manager, Airbus Germany |
| Iain Gray | Senior Vice President, Airbus UK & General Manager, Airbus UK |
| Jean-Marc Thomas | Senior Vice President, Airbus France & General Manager, Airbus France |
| Manuel Hita-Romero | Senior Vice President, Airbus Spain & General Manager, Airbus Spain |
| Glen S Fukushima |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Special Advisor to the CEO | Current |
| Airbus S.A.S. | Special Advisor to the CEO | Current |
| Airbus S.A.S. | Executive Vice President, Human Resources | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | President, Airbus China | Current |
| Airbus Beijing | President | Current |
| Airbus S.A.S. | Senior Vice President, Airbus China | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Elbe Flugzeugwerke | Current | |
| Mbda, Ltd. | CEO | Former |
| Eurocopter LLC | CEO | Former |
| Eurocopter LLC | President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Financial Services Corp. | Senior Vice President, Accounting | Former |
| Airbus S.A.S. | Senior Vice President, Accounting | Current |
John Leahy was appointed Chief Operating Officer – Customers in July 2005, also continuing as Chief Commercial Officer of Airbus, a role he held since August 1994. His responsibilities cover all commercial activities including sales, marketing, contracts, business transaction control, asset management, leasing, and business development, He is also in charge of all Airbus subsidiaries – Airbus North America, Airbus China, Airbus Japan, and Airbus Russia – as well as of all regional sales offices. Mr Leahy is a member of the Airbus Executive Committee (or Management Board). In 1995, when Airbus had an 18% market share, Mr. Leahy set a commercial goal to achieve 50% of the market by the year 2000. Airbus achieved this goal in 1999 and has maintained over 50% market share in five of the following six years. Airbus also has over 50 percent of worldwide aircraft deliveries. Mr. Leahy led the commercial activities that resulted in the successful launch of the new Airbus flagship, the A380-800 passenger aircraft and the A380-800F freighter aircraft. These two new superjumbos now set the standards for very large aircraft in the 21st Century. He is also leading the sales campaigns for the all-new A350-800 and A350-900 twin-engine widebodies. Mr. 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, where his responsibilities included sales and marketing, as well as sales finance and contracts activities for the important American and Canadian markets. Mr. Leahy was responsible for the penetration of the strategic North American market, where most major US airlines are now Airbus customers. Mr. Leahy has 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 with more than 3,700 hours of flying time. He was born in New York in August 1950 and is married with three children. His hobbies include, in addition to selling aircraft, sailing and scuba diving.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Chief Operating Officer, Customers | Current |
| Airbus S.A.S. | Chief Commercial Officer | Current |
| Airbus S.A.S. | Mangement Board Member | Current |
| Airbus North America Holdings, Inc. | President | Former |
| Piper Aircraft Corporation | Marketing | Former |
| Syracuse University | MBA, Finance and Transportation Management | Former |
| Fordham University | BA, Communications and Philosophy | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Executive Vice President, Engineering | Current |
| Aerospatiale Matra Airbus | Chief Engineer | Former |
| Airbus S.A.S. | Senior Vice President, Engineering | Former |
| Airbus S.A.S. | Vice President, General Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Executive Vice President, Strategy and Future Programmes | Current |
| Airbus S.A.S. | Senior Vice President, Contracts | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Executive Vice President, Operations | Current |
| A.T. Kearney, Inc. | Vice President, Automotive Practice | Former |
| Volkswagen AG | General Manager | Former |
| Volkswagen do Brasil | General Manager | Former |
| Volkswagen AG | Director, Central manufacturing-engineering | Former |
| Audi AG | Senior Manager production-methods and logistics | Former |
| DaimlerChrysler AG | Head, Truck Production Creation | Former |
| Airbus S.A.S. | Head, Operations | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Executive Vice President, Military Programs | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Executive Vice President, Manufacturing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Executive Vice President Procurement | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Executive Vice President, Strategy & Cooperation | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Executive Vice President, Engineering | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Executive Vice President, Govt Relations & Communications & Strategy | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Executive Vice President, Human Resources | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Executive Vice President, Programs | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Senior Vice President, Airbus Japan | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Vice President, Marketing | Current |
Mr. Mehra is currently the Managing Director, South Asia, for Airbus S.A.S. He joined Airbus in 2000 and has since generated $14 billion of business in the civil aviation industry through various sales and lease transactions. Mr. Mehra has over 30 years of experience in marketing and business development across industries, including capital goods, industrial products and consumer services. He has spent the last fifteen years of his career holding senior positions in the aviation industry, including with General Electric and Lucas Aerospace. Prior to Lucas Aerospace, Mr. Mehra worked for ITC Ltd.'s Hotels Division as General Manager of Marketing. Mr. Mehra resides in New Delhi, India. Mr. Mehra holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology (Mesra, Ranchi) and a Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management (Bombay).
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Managing Director | Current |
| India Hospitality Corp. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Birla Institute of Technology & Science | Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Managing Director, Airbus Military | Current |
| EADS Casa | Chairman | Current |
| EADS North America | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Managing Director, Airbus Military SL | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Advertising Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Senior Vice President, Airbus Germany & General Manager, Airbus Germany | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Senior Vice President, Airbus UK & General Manager, Airbus UK | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Senior Vice President, Airbus France & General Manager, Airbus France | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Senior Vice President, Airbus Spain & General Manager, Airbus Spain | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Current | |
| Arthur D. Little, Inc. | President | Former |
| American Chamber of Commerce | President | Former |
| Arthur D. Little, Inc. | Representative Director | Former |
| Keio University | Former |
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