Louis Gallois
From Taighde
Louis Gallois has been the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of EADS since August 2007, after having been Co-CEO of EADS, and President and CEO of Airbus since 2006. Previously, he served as Chairman and CEO of SNECMA, Chairman and CEO of Aerospatiale and Chairman of SNCF. He previously held positions in the French Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Ministry of Research and Industry, and the Ministry of Defence. He is also a member of the board of directors for Stichting Administratiekantoor EADS and École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures, and is the President of the Fondation Villette-Entreprises.
He graduated from the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales in economic sciences and is an alumnus of the Ecole Nationale d’Administration.
