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A new CEO for Airbus

Toulouse, France - EADS Board is likely to gather today to select him but the matter concerning French-German management balance still remains

EADS Board is likely to gather today in order to select the successor of Noel Forgeard as the new Chief Executive Officer of the European civil aviation leading company Airbus. EADS owns a 80% stake while BAe owns the remaining 20%. There would be two main names currently: French Gerard Blanc (Airbus Vice-President) and German Gustav Humbert (Airbus Chief Operating Officer). According to some analysts,...

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Rome, Italy, 04/29/2005 12:42
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