History
The European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS) specializes in the Aerospace and Defense industry. EADS was founded in 2000 and has created leading products including Airbus, Eurocopter and Columbus. Today, EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defense and related services.Area of Operation
- 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 made profits of $2.08 billion in 2006.
- EADS operates in Europe, North America, Africa, Latin America, Asia, and Oceania, employing 113,210 people.
Organization
- 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 152nd in the world according to Forbes Magazine, and 130th on the 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 a 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 for 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, The Netherlands
Phone: 31-20-655-4800
