Bruno Even was appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Airbus Helicopters as of 1 April 2018. He is a member of the Airbus Executive Committee.
He joined the company from Safran, where he held various management positions at the Helicopter Engines and Electronic & Defence businesses. From 2015, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Safran Helicopter Engines (ex-Turbomeca). Prior to that position, he was CEO of Safran Electronics & Defence (exSagem).
Bruno Even is a graduate from the École Polytechnique and of the Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace (ISAE-SupAéro) and began his professional career in 1992 at the French Ministry of Defence, where he was in charge of developing the space component for the Helios II satellite.
In 1997, he transferred to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to become technical advisor for the Director of Strategic Affairs, Security and Disarmament. He moved to the private sector and joined Safran in 1999.
