Trichet to join EADS in board shake-up

EADS, the pan-European aerospace company, confirmed on the 26 January 2012 that Tom Enders, the German boss of Airbus – EADS’s passenger jet subsidiary – would be the new chief executive. Arnaud Lagardère, a French media magnate and EADS shareholder, would take over as chairman.

In addition, Jean-Claude Trichet, the former head of the European Central Bank, was appointed to the board of EADS as the Franco-German aerospace group’s state shareholders finally gave the green light to a succession of changes at the top of the company.

ESO: Background information: Airbus chief on track for EADS role http://www.europeansources.info/record/airbus-chief-on-track-for-eads-role/

Deutsche Welle, 26.1.12: Airbus' Enders named chief executive at EADS http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15695854,00.html

Deutsche Welle, 5.3.12: EADS considers doing without German state support http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15787348,00.html

France24, 4.3.12: EADS looking at doing without German state support http://www.france24.com/en/20120304-eads-looking-doing-without-german-state-support

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