History
European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS) specialize in the Aerospace and Defense industry. EADS was founded in 2000. The group created leading products like Airbus, Eurocopter and Columbus. Today, EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defense and related services.Area of Operation
The businesses of EADS in the fields of Aerospace and Defense are:- Airbus
- Eurocopter
- Eurofighter
- A 400 M
- Meteor
- Ariane
- Military Transport Aircraft
- Space
- Defense and Security Systems
Key Statistics
- EADS holds assets of $83.02 billion.
- EADS has made profits of $2.08 billion in 2006.
- EADS operates in Europe, North America, Africa, Latin America, Asia, Pacific and Australia.
- EADS has 113,210 employees.
Organization
The organization of EADS can be presented as follows:- Board of Directors
- Executive Committee
- Chief Operating Officers (CEOs)
- Chief Operating Officer (Marketing, International and Strategy)
- Chief Operating Officer, Finance
- Divisions
- EADS North America
- Human Resources
- Chief Technical Officer
International Ranking
- EADS ranks 152 in the world according to Forbes Magazine list.
- EADS ranks 130 in Fortune Global 500 list.
Recent Merger and Acquisition
- On 1 December 2005, EADS SPACE acquired Dutch Space.
- On 6 October 2004, EADS North America acquired Racal Instruments.
- EADS completed full acquisition of Astrium on 26 May 2003.
- EADS acquired Siemens plant in Belgium on 1 August 2002.
- On 19 December 2001, the MBDA merger was finalized. It marked the completion of the process of creating a legally autonomous corporate entity from the missile and missiles systems activities of BAE Systems, EADS and Finmeccanica.
- EADS CASA acquired 51% of the share capital of PZL Warsawa Okecie on 17 October 2001.
Headquarter Address
Le Carré - Beechavenue 130-1321119 PR Schiphol Rijk
Netherlands
Phone: 31-20-655-4800
