Christof Ehrhart takes lead of EADS Corporate Communications
Amsterdam, 21 September 2006
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Christof Ehrhart (40) will lead EADS Corporate Communications as from 1 January 2007. He will take over from Christian Poppe (54) who will continue to serve the company as a senior advisor, the company said in a statement on Thursday.
Ehrhart will be in charge of all internal and external corporate communications and report directly to the CEOs Tom Enders and Louis Gallois. He joins EADS from Schering AG (Berlin) where he is responsible for global Corporate Communications since 2004 after having been Director Corporate Affairs & Public Relations at JT International Germany GmbH (Cologne) until 2003. Before he had been in charge of Corporate Communications for various media businesses with the Bertelsmann Group (Gütersloh), including international communications of AOL Bertelsmann Europe and Bertelsmann Online. He has a doctorate in political science and had worked as a journalist before joining Bertelsmann.
Poppe has been leading EADS Corporate Communications since the creation of the European group back in 2000. Between 1995 and 2000, he held the same post with DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG, one of EADS’ predecessor companies which he joined in 1989 as Head of Corporate Media Relations. Poppe steps back at his own request for health reasons.
“Over the last six years especially, Christian decisively and successfully shaped EADS’ picture in the public. We are grateful for his work and that we can further rely on his expertise”, the EADS CEOs Tom Enders and Louis Gallois said. “We are happy to get Christof Ehrhart on board. His broad experience in managing international communications, his leadership and analytical skills, will contribute to EADS’ global success”, commented the CEOs.
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 one of the largest industrial partners for the European satellite navigation system Galileo.
Contacts for the media:
| Christian Poppe |
Tel.: +49 89 60 73 42 50 |
| Dr. Christof Ehrhart |
Tel.: +49 30 46 81 92 484 Cellphone: +49 171 35 59 725 |
