Florent Massou dit Labaquère was appointed Executive Vice President (EVP) of Operations for the Commercial Aircraft business of Airbus on 1 January 2024. He is leading the production, quality and procurement organisations and is focused on implementing operational excellence and developing the production system of the future. He is also a member of the Company’s Executive Committee.
He was previously Senior Vice President (SVP) of Widebody Programmes since 1st July 2022, after more than three years at Airbus Canada Limited Partnership as Head of the A220 Programme, and was Vice President (VP) of A380 Final Assembly Line Toulouse prior to this.
Since joining Airbus in 2012, he held various positions, including the role of Head of Inventory Optimisation and A320 “Fit for Ramp up” Plants Cluster Leader in the Power 8+ transformation programme.
Before joining Airbus, Florent served as Director of Strategy and Finance at the French Prime Minister’s Offices, in the State Investment Agency, and also served as Inspector of Finance at the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry.
Florent holds a master’s in Engineering, Economics and Physics from France’s École Polytechnique. He joined the France’s Corps des Mines, where he earned a master’s degree in Finance, Economics and Public Policies.
