Guillaume Faury

Mr. Guillaume Faury graduated from the École polytechnique in Paris in 1990 and, subsequently, from the École nationale supérieure de l’aéronautique et de l’espace in Toulouse. Mr. Guillaume began his career in 1992 as a flight-test engineer for the Eurocopter Tiger helicopter in the Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA), the French government agency responsible for the development and purchase of defence systems for the French armed forces. Between 1998 and 2008, he held various leadership positions in engineering, programmes and flight testing in Airbus’ helicopter business, which at the time operated under the name of Eurocopter. He became Executive-Vice President for Programmes and a member of the Eurocopter Executive Committee, before being appointed as Executive Director for Research and Development. He then spent four years in the car industry at Peugeot (2009-2013), becoming Executive Vice-President for Research and Development and a member of the company’s Management Board. From 2013 to 2018, Mr. Guillaume Faury was Chief Executive Officer of Airbus Helicopters, where his achievements included restructuring its manufacturing system and introducing new technologies. In February 2018, he became President of Airbus’ commercial aircraft business. Since April 2019, Mr. Guillaume Faury is Chief Executive Officer of Airbus and leads the Company’s Executive Committee.