Changes in Airbus Top Management

Michael Schöllhorn will take over as CEO of Airbus Defence and Space on 1 July 2021. He succeeds Dirk Hoke, who led the division for five years and is leaving the company unexpectedly at his own request.

Schöllhorn was a helicopter pilot and joined Airbus in 2019 from home appliance manufacturer Bosch. He is currently Chief Operating Officer at the Airbus division, which produces commercial aircraft. He will be succeeded by Alberto Gutiérrez, Executive Vice President Military Aircraft and Member of the Airbus Defence and Space Board.

Sabine Klauke becomes Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Member of the Airbus Management Board. She succeeds Grazia Vittadini, who is leaving Airbus Group at her own request after more than 19 years. She also takes over the duties of Executive Vice President Engineering from Jean-Brice Dumont, who succeeds Gutiérrez.

Klauke is currently Executive Vice President Engineering and a member of the Airbus Defence and Space Board. She has been with Airbus since 2002 and has been responsible, among other things, for improving the product-related development process and modular industrial design for the new aircraft types.