Dr. Thomas
“Tom” Enders was born in December 1958, in Neuschlade, Germany. Tom studied
economics, political science, and history at the University of Bonn and at the
University of California, Los Angeles.
He began his
career as an assistant at the German Federal Parliament, and at a series of
German and UK-based think tanks. Tom also serves as a Major in the Germany Army
Reserve, and spent two years in the planning staff of the German defense
ministry.
In 1991, Tom joined the marketing
department of DiamlerChrysler Aerospace. He held a number of positions at DASA
until he was promoted to head the defense and security systems business in the
frame of the merger of EADS in 2000. In
2005, Tom was appointed co-CEO until 2007 when the company modified its
governance. As a result of the governance change, Tom was appointed CEO of
Airbus, the largest division in the Group.
In June 1, 2012 he was appointed CEO of Airbus Group (formerly EADS).
Tom was the
Chairman from 2005 to 2012 of BDLI, the German aerospace industry association.
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