Airbus Undergoes Top Management Shakeup
Tom Williams to replace Günter Butschek as COO
An Airbus A350 in the livery of Qatar Airways flies past the Airbus Group chalet at the 2014 Farnborough Airshow. (Photo: Airbus Group)
An Airbus A350 in the livery of Qatar Airways flies past the Airbus Group chalet at the 2014 Farnborough Airshow. (Photo: Airbus Group)

Airbus Group on Tuesday announced the resignation of Airbus chief operating officer Günter Butschek as part of a management shakeup that will see executive vice president of programs Tom Williams take his place and become a member of the parent company’s Group Executive Committee. Didier Evrard, current head of the A350 XWB program, has agreed to succeed Williams and become a member of the Executive Committee of Airbus. He remains A350 XWB program director until the company appoints a successor, while Klaus Richter, chief procurement officer of Airbus and Airbus Group, joins the Group Executive Committee of Airbus Group and becomes the national representative for Airbus in Germany.