Guillaume Faury
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Guillaume Faury in 2023
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| Born | (1968-02-22) 22 February 1968 (age 56)
Cherbourg-Octeville, France
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| Education | École Polytechnique Supaéro IAE Aix-en-Provence[1] Aix-Marseille University |
| Title | CEO of Airbus |
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] he has a net worth of US$8M and he also serves as the chairman of its civil aircraft division, Airbus SAS.[3]
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]
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 post-pandemic of COVID-19 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]
He is married to his wife Maria Faury. They have three children.[10][11]
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| Preceded by | COOofAirbus 2018–2019 |
Succeeded by Michael Schöllhorn |
| Preceded by | CEOofAirbus 2019–present |
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