Christian Scherer Explained

Christian Scherer (born in 1962) is a German-French business executive. Born in Duisburg, Germany, and raised in Toulouse, France, he holds an MBA in international marketing from the University of Ottawa and graduated from the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris.

He started his career in 1984 at Airbus where he was Head of Contracts, Leasing Markets and Deputy Head of Sales as well as Head of Strategy and Future Programmes. He moved to Airbus Defence and Space in 2012 and headed Marketing & Sales there until 2015.^[1] He was appointed CEO of ATR in October 2016. Schrerer returned to Airbus to replace Eric Schulz as Airbus' Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) on 13 September 2018.^{[2] [3] [4]} In January 2024, he became Chief Executive Officer of the Commercial Aircraft business of Airbus. On 30 October 2024, Airbus announced that Scherer would be replaced by Lars Wagner, currently the CEO of MTU Aero Engines, starting in 2026.^[5]

Further reading

• News: Schulz Departure Adds To Complex Airbus Leadership Turnover . Sep 18, 2018 . Jens Flottau . Aviation Week & Space Technology.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2023-12-25 . Christian Scherer Airbus . 2024-11-15 . www.airbus.com . en.
2. Commercial Aircraft Christian Scherer appointed Airbus Chief Commercial Officer . 13 September 2018 . Airbus.
3. News: Airbus Names New Sales Chief Amid Turbulence in Senior Ranks. Wall. Robert. 2018-09-13. Wall Street Journal. 2018-09-13. en-US. 0099-9660.
4. News: Airbus Replace Sales Head After Less Than a Year on Job. Katz. Benjamin. 2018-09-13. Bloomberg. 2018-09-13.
5. Web site: 2024-10-30 . Airbus remplace le patron de sa branche avions commerciaux . 2024-11-15 . La Tribune . fr.