Guillaume Faury

Guillaume Faury (born 22 February 1968) is a French engineer and businessman. He is the current chief executive officer (CEO) at the aerospace corporation Airbus SE^[2] and he also serves as the chairman of its civil aircraft division, Airbus SAS.^[3]

Guillaume Faury
Guillaume Faury in 2023
Born	(1968-02-22) 22 February 1968 (age 56) Cherbourg-Octeville, France
Education	École Polytechnique Supaéro IAE Aix-en-Provence[1] Aix-Marseille University
Title	CEO of Airbus

Career

Working at Eurocopter (now Airbus Helicopters) for ten years, Faury was the chief engineer of the EC225/H225, being responsible for the heavy helicopter flight tests. He eventually became the executive vice-president for research and development (R&D). In 2010, Faury became executive vice-president for research and development at car maker Peugeot.^[4]

In March 2013 Faury replaced Lutz Bertling as the CEO of Airbus Helicopters.^[4] As the new CEO, he faced the H225 crash in Norway, killing all thirteen people on board and grounding all H225 helicopters used in North Sea oil exploitation for a 15-month period. The sale of the helicopter model to the Polish Armed Forces was cancelled. Faury restructured the X4 program leading to the H160 medium helicopter development to be introduced in 2019, and launched the X6 development for a fly-by-wire successor to the Super Puma. He began significant R&D programs like the high-speed X3 Racer and the CityAirbus program.^[5]

Guillaume Faury in 2019

Faury replaced Fabrice Brégier as Airbus Commercial Aircraft COO from February 2018.^[4] On 8 October 2018, the Airbus Board of Directors selected him to succeed Tom Enders as Airbus CEO, starting from 10 April 2019.^[6] Faury will have to shape Airbus' response to the Boeing New Midsize Airplane, face A320neo production and operational challenges, complete A400M negotiations and address slower-selling models like the A330neo.^[7] During the Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2022, Faury was reappointed as CEO for the next three years.^{[citation needed]} Faury led the company through the recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic and the continued development of an environmentally friendly aircraft fueled by hydrogen.^[8]

On 1 December 2022, Faury was one of the guests invited to a state dinner hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden in honor of President Emmanuel Macron at the White House.^[9]

Personal life

He is married to Maria Faury. They have three children.^[10][11]

Other activities

• European Round Table for Industry (ERT), Member^[12]

References

1. "Guillaume FAURY - President & CEO - Eurocopter, an EADS company". www.eurocopter.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
2. "Board and Board Committees". 8 July 2021.
3. "AIRBUS (Entreprises) - Data INPI".
4. Dominic Perry (15 December 2017). "New Airbus commercial boss Faury is strong choice for role". Flightglobal.
5. Jens Flottau and Tony Osborne (18 December 2017). "Airbus Facing Leadership Changes Amid Turmoil, Corruption Probes". Aviation Week & Space Technology.
6. "Airbus Board of Directors Selects Guillaume Faury Future Chief Executive Officer" (Press release). Airbus. 8 October 2018.
7. Jens Flottau (11 October 2018). "New Airbus CEO Faury Faces Crucial Strategy Decisions". Aviation Week & Space Technology.
8. How-guillaume-faury-is-readying-airbus-for-better-times
9. Aishvarya Kavi (1 December 2022), The Full Guest List for the State Dinner New York Times.
10. Kavi, Aishvarya (2 December 2022). "The Full Guest List for the State Dinner". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
11. "Guillaume Faury - Airbus biography" (PDF). www.airbus.com. June 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
12. Members European Round Table of Industrialists.

Business positions
Preceded by Fabrice Brégier	COO of Airbus 2018–2019	Succeeded by Michael Schöllhorn
Preceded by Tom Enders	CEO of Airbus 2019–present	Succeeded by Incumbent