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Rolls-Royce's Schulz to Replace Leahy at Airbus
Rolls boss assumes top sales position at Airbus at end of January
Airbus sales chief Eric Schulz.
Airbus sales chief Eric Schulz.

Airbus has picked Rolls-Royce Civil Aerospace president Eric Schulz to replace the retiring John Leahy as the European airframer’s sales chief in a highly anticipated move not originally expected to involve a company outsider. Schulz, 54, assumes the post of Airbus Commercial Aircraft chief of sales for marketing and contracts at the end of January, when Leahy steps down as COO for customers after 23 years of serving as the company’s top salesman and, to many, the face of Europe’s most prominent aerospace company. Schulz will report directly to Airbus CEO Tom Enders while Leahy remains “for a few months’ transition period.”