EADS: Towards a Leaner Organisation

The EADS Board of Directors has adopted a simplified and leaner divisional structure on 12th December within the scope of the Future EADS programme. This decision, which will lead to further integration of EADS, consists of two major adjustments.>> The Military Transport Aircraft Division (MTAD) will be integrated into Airbus, which will simplify the A400M management and allow an optimized alignment of resources. MTAD will become the military pole of Airbus under the name of Airbus Military; it will keep its current core capabilities to design and certify aircraft, to integrate mission systems on military aircraft, and it will operate the A400M Final Assembly Line. It will also retain the tanker and CN235/C295 programmes. This integration aims at reinforcing the management of Airbus Military derivatives programmes, and at maximising synergies with other Airbus functions and entities.>> Carlos Suarez, Head of MTAD, will remain a member of the EADS and of the Airbus Executive Committees; he will head Airbus Military and as such will report to Airbus CEO Tom Enders.>> This adjustment of the divisional structure will ensure the continued importance and contribution of the Spanish aerospace industrial capabilities within major European military programmes.>> A coordination of the EADS Astrium and EADS Defence & Security (DS) Divisions will be established. While EADS Astrium and DS both remain full-fledged divisions, their coordination will rest under the authority of a single person to ensure a consistent approach towards customers and to develop commercial, technical and strategy synergies.