Airbus Chief Commercial Officer Christian Scherer is interviewed by Reuters at the International Air Transport Association's Annual General Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., October 4, 2021.
Reuters revealed the plans to reorganise in July and this month Scherer, an Airbus veteran currently serving as chief commercial officer, emerged as one of the main candidates to run the jetmaking arm, which accounts for 70% of revenue.
Airbus reorganisations are more sensitive than most because of a history of friction between founders France and Germany.
Born in Germany and raised in Toulouse, 61-year-old Scherer has spent his career in the Airbus commercial arm, apart from stints in Defence and as CEO of turboprop affiliate ATR.
Insiders say the immediate challenges Scherer faces will be less familiar industrial ones, such as meeting production and delivery targets and managing roughly 80,000 Airbus employees.
Persons:
Christian Scherer, Brian Snyder, Guillaume Faury, Scherer, Faury, Fabrice Bregier, Tom Enders, Rob Stallard, Bruno, Frenchman Faury, Olaf Scholz, Tim Hepher, David Goodman, Sharon Singleton
Organizations:
Airbus, Reuters, International Air, REUTERS, Boeing, Partners, Airbus Helicopters, Defence, Monday Germany, Thomson
Locations:
Boston , Massachusetts, U.S, PARIS, France, Germany, Toulouse, Europe, China