The Airbus Group is switching the positions of two high level managers in international defense and space sectors, the company said on Wednesday.
Airbus is appointing Jean-Pierre Talamoni as Executive Vice President Marketing & Sales for Airbus Defence and Space. This position includes Talamoni becoming a member of the executive committee of Airbus Defence and Space. He will report to Bernhard Gerwert, the division’s chief executive officers.
Talamoni is replacing Christian Scherer, who will take over Talamoni’s previous position as head of Airbus Group International. Scherer will report to Marwan Lahoud, the Airbus Group chief strategy and marketing officer. The appointments are set to become effective Sept. 1, 2015.
“This swap of roles is of great benefit to Airbus Group. With Jean-Pierre’s strong background in defense, having been the top salesman at MBDA for many years, as well as his international experience with institutional and private customers all over the globe, he is ideally positioned to lead the continued globalization efforts of Airbus Defence and Space,” Lahoud said in a statement.
“The same accounts for Christian, whom I am very happy to welcome in my team. Known as one of the brains behind the A320neo, his particularly strong and decades-long knowledge of the commercial business will help us to drive the Group’s internationalization strategy in the coming years.”
“Christian was a great contributor to the creation of Airbus Defence and Space, in particular with his broad international and commercial background. I’m pleased to have Jean-Pierre now with me to execute our global market strategy for our core business,” Gerwert added.