The EADS Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Jean J. Botti (49) as Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of EADS. Botti will be the focal point, based in Munich, for research, technology development, development of design and manufacturing tools and innovation across the Group. As of 1 May 2006, Botti will be a Member of the EADS Executive Committee.
Prior to assuming this position at EADS, Botti held a top management position at Delphi Corporation in Troy, Michigan, USA. He has been working in the United States for 17 years, serving with Delphi Corporation in various executive and management functions in engineering and development. In 2002, he managed the newly created Corporate Dynamics & Propulsion Innovation Center as the Chief Technologist. He started his professional career in 1978 as a product engineer with Renault. Botti graduated from I.N.S.A. Toulouse in 1986 with a master degree in mechanical engineering and earned a master degree in business administration from Central Michigan University in 1991. In 1995, he received a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers in Paris.
"Today's competitive market environment strongly demands for innovative break-through technologies in all areas of the aerospace and defence business. The appointment of Jean J. Botti will further strengthen EADS' focus on technology and innovation throughout the Group," said the CEOs of EADS, Tom Enders and Noël Forgeard. "We highly appreciate his excellent management, engineering and technology track record as well as his international working experience."
EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2005, EADS generated revenues of € 34.2 billion and employed a workforce of about 113,000. The EADS Group includes the aircraft manufacturer Airbus, the world's largest helicopter supplier Eurocopter and the joint venture MBDA, the international leader in missile systems. EADS is the major partner in the Eurofighter consortium, is the prime contractor for the Ariane launcher, develops the A400M military transport aircraft and is the largest industrial partner for the European satellite navigation system Galileo.
