EADS Renews Board With Directors Giving Enders Political Freedom
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European Aeronautic, Defence & Space Co. named the members of its future board following an overhaul of its shareholder structure, as Chief Executive Officer Tom Enders seeks greater freedom from political meddling.
The proposed directors including French nationals Denis Ranque and Anne Lauvergeon, both possible candidates to head the board of the parent of planemaker Airbus SAS. Germans Manfred Bischoff, a former co-chairman of EADS, and Hans-Peter Keitel, ex-chief executive officer of builder Hochtief AG, are also joining, according to a statement by EADS yesterday.