14 Facts About Tom Enders

Thomas Enders was born on December 21,1958 and is a German business executive who served as the chief executive of Airbus from 2012 until 2019.

Tom Enders was born on December 21,1958, in Neuschlade, Germany.

The son of a shepherd, Tom Enders studied economics, politics, and history at the University of Bonn and the University of California, Los Angeles.

Tom Enders completed his doctorate in political science at the age of 28 on a scholarship of Konrad Adenauer Foundation.

Tom Enders started out his career with early work experience as an assistant at the German Parliament.

Tom Enders serves as a Major in the German Army Reserve, and spent two years in the planning staff of the Federal Ministry of Defence from 1989 until 1991.

Tom Enders joined the marketing department of DaimlerChrysler Aerospace in 1991 and held several functions at DASA until he was promoted to head the defence and security systems business in the frame of the merger of EADS in 2000.

Shortly after his nomination, Tom Enders embarked on a plan to merge with UK-based BAE Systems, which would have created the world's leading defence company.

Tom Enders merged successfully the group with the commercial aircraft division and took control of the CSeries.

In early 2017, Tom Enders announced his intention to renew his three-year mandate in 2019.

In January 2021, Tom Enders joined the advisory board of the aerospace start-up Lilium.

Under the premiership of David Cameron, Tom Enders was appointed to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom's Business and Advisory Group in his capacity as chief executive of Airbus and later as chief executive of EADS.

Tom Enders faced criticism in French media and inside parts of the aerospace group for overseeing sweeping compliance probes that led to dozens of senior departures without specific allegations.

Tom Enders has a helicopter pilot's license and is a fan of skydiving.