5 February, 2019:Airbus Helicopters, the helicopter manufacturing division of Airbus has appointed Alain Flourens, who is currently the head of engineering as the head of industry for Airbus Helicopters. Stefan Thomé who he is currently the head of new business & models & services at Airbus Defence and Space has been chosen to replace Alain.
Alain Flourens has been appointed as the head of industry following the departure of Christian Cornille from Airbus.
“I would like to sincerely thank Christian Cornille for his outstanding contributions throughout his 30-year career within the Airbus family”, said Bruno Even, Airbus Helicopters Chief Executive Officer. “The expertise of industrial topics that he developed in many management positions at Airbus, Aerolia, then Airbus Helicopters, has been essential to supporting the transformation of our industrial model and delivering new levels of quality and competitiveness.”
Alain Flourens graduated from the Ecole Polytechnique in Paris in 1980 and in 1982. He received a degree in engineering from Toulouse ISAE Institute. He then began his career at the French Ministry of Defence in 1982. In 2017 he joined Airbus Helicopters where he held several assignments including Head of the A380 Programme, Head of the Single Aisle Programme, and Executive Vice President, Head of the Airbus Centres of Excellence.
Stefan Thomé has almost two decades of experience in helicopter engineering. He obtained his aeronautical engineering degree from the University of Stuttgart. Stefan worked as Head of Vehicle Integration & Doors Engineering from 2013 to 2018. He led and managed all associated activities across Airbus Helicopters while contributing to the definition of the Division’s research and innovation policy. He joined Airbus Defence & Space in 2018.