Francois Auque, formerly CEO of Airbus Group™s defense and space business in France and executive vice president of space systems, has been named head of the aerospace company™s venture investment activities in Europe.
Airbus also appointed Thomas d™Halluin, formerly chief operating officer of Airbus Ventures, to lead the firm™s venture investment efforts in the U.S., the company said Thursday.
Prior to Airbus, Auque served as CEO of Astrium and chief financial officer of Aerospatiale-Matra, which is one of the three founding firms of EADS.
He also worked at the French government™s audit agency “ Cour des Comptes “ and the United Nations Board of Auditors.
D™Halluin served as head of CFO office at Airbus before his appointment as Airbus Ventures™ COO.
His previous roles at the company include head of general procurement, supply chain chief and contractual logistics manager.
The company also added several employees to Airbus Ventures™ teams in Europe and North America, such as Maryanna Saenko, Anabelle Oliveira and Matthieu Repellin.
Silicon Valley-based Saenko served as head of autonomous systems group at Lux Research, while Paris-based Oliveira is a staff member of Airbus™ defense and space business.
Repellin, who is also based in Paris, is a 13-year semiconductor industry veteran.
