Airbus Helicopters has announced the addition of two new members of their Executive Committee, effective 1st April.

Ben Bridge becomes Executive VP Global Business, and will report directly to Airbus Helicopters President and CEO Guillaume Faury.  Bridge joins from BAE Systems where he acted as Regional Managing Director Europe & Americas, and previously as Managing Director Middle East & Africa. He brings a 17-year experience with BAE Systems in international sales & marketing and will drive business growth for Airbus Helicopters.

Matthieu Louvot  becomes Executive VP Customer Support & Services and moves internally from his current role as Head of Customer Support & Services. He will also report to Guillaume Faury.  Louvot replaces Dominique Maudet, who moves to Airbus Group as Head of Strategic Defence Relations.

“This updated approach will allow us to put an even stronger emphasis on Support & Services, a key element of our strategy to go from the biggest to the best in the rotorcraft industry”, said Guillaume Faury. “I want to thank Dominique Maudet for the great work he achieved by ensuring the commercial success of Airbus Helicopters and supporting our customers in a challenging market environment”.