ATR Appoints Christian Scherer as CEO

ATR has appointed Christian Scherer (54) as Chief Executive Officer.

Christian, who will run the company for a four-year term, succeeds Patrick de Castelbajac who will become Company Secretary and Chief of Staff as well as member of the Executive Committee of Airbus.

The transition will become effective on 1 November 2016.

Christian is currently Executive Vice-President and Head of Airbus Group International. Prior to that, he was the Head of Marketing & Sales at Airbus Defence and Space. He has also served as a Member of the Airbus Defence and Space Executive Committee and as Managing Director of Airbus Defence and Space GmbH. Christian started his career at Airbus in 1984 and ultimately held several senior positions including Deputy Head of Sales and Head of Strategy and Future Programs.

Tom Enders, Chief Executive Officer of Airbus Group, said, “Christian Scherer demonstrates a tremendous amount of commercial expertise, strategic vision and management skills. He is the perfect choice to succeed Patrick de Castelbajac, whom I’d like to thank for a job well done at the helm of ATR. Christian’s appointment for four years underscores the commitment of Airbus Group to the success of our joint venture with Leonardo.” 

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