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4. Corporate Governance 4.1 Management and Control

Catherine had previously held the position of Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Airbus since March 2020. In this role, she was responsible for driving state-of-the-art Information Technology systems and solutions in support of Airbus employees, customers and suppliers. Prior to this position, Catherine was Chief Information Officer at Airbus Helicopters, a role that she held from July 2013 to February 2020. Before joining Airbus, Catherine held a variety of positions, between 2007 and 2013, at Rio Tinto in Montreal, Canada within the field of Information Systems & Technology (IS&T). Catherine also spent 17 years at Accenture and was nominated Partner in 2002, a position that she held for five years. Julie Kitcher – Chief Sustainability Officer and Communications Julie Kitcher is Chief Sustainability Officer and Communications at Airbus. In her position, she oversees the Company’s sustainability roadmap, driving Airbus’ contribution to current environmental, societal, regulatory and technological challenges. She also leads Communications company-wide, promoting the Airbus brand internally and externally in support of Airbus’ strategic objectives. Julie is a member of the Airbus Executive Committee, reporting to the CEO, Guillaume Faury. Since taking on her responsibilities in 2019, Julie led the articulation of Airbus’ purpose: to pioneer sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world. In addition, Julie drove the performance management, internal controls and corporate audit functions as well as the Company’s transformation agenda. Under her leadership, Airbus received approval from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for its near-term greenhouse gas emission reduction targets. Julie was appointed Chair of the Airbus Foundation board in 2021. As such, she is actively involved in shaping the Foundation’s work in humanitarian support, environmental action and youth development. She has been appointed member of the board to the Toulouse School of Economics’ Fondation Jean-Jacques Laffont. Julie also sits on the boards of Airbus Helicopters UK and the International Chamber of Commerce France as well as the UK Government’s Jet Zero Council, fostering the development of aerospace technologies, facilities and regulatory framework in the UK. In her previous position, Julie was the Executive Vice-President Communications and Corporate Affairs, also serving as the CEO’s Chief of Staff, prior to which she was Head of Investor Relations and Financial Communication at Airbus. She is a Chartered Management Accountant (CIMA) and holds an MSc from ESC Skema (Lille). Sabine Klauke – Chief Technical Officer Airbus & Executive Vice-President Engineering of the Commercial Aircraft business Sabine Klauke has been Chief Technology Officer for Airbus and Executive Vice-President Engineering of the Commercial Aircraft business since 1 January 2024 and is a member of the Company’s Executive Committee. She was previously Chief Technical Officer at Airbus since 1 July 2021 and a member of the Company’s Executive Committee ever since.

In this role, Sabine drives the Company’s ambition behind delivering bold and breakthrough technologies to build the future of aerospace. She leads a team of more than 13,000 employees across the globe who design, develop, certify and ensure continuing airworthiness of all Commercial Aircraft products and services. In addition to her Airbus missions, Sabine serves as: Co-Chair of the Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking, VP Aviation for the German Aerospace Industries Association (BDLI), Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of Airbus GmbH, and she is a member of the Supervisory Board of Airbus Operations GmbH. Previously, Sabine was Head of Engineering within Airbus Defence and Space and a member of the Division’s Executive Committee. In this capacity, she was responsible for all engineering activities within the Defence and Space division and in charge of its product and services portfolio. Prior to this position, she served as Head of Programmes Customer Services: a responsibility she held for the A330/ A340 programmes since 2015. Sabine joined Airbus in 2002, where she has held positions of increasing responsibility within manufacturing engineering, production, product development programmes, development processes and change and innovation projects within the Airbus Commercial Aircraft division. Sabine holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the Dresden University of Technology (TU Dresden). From 1998 to 2002 Sabine worked at DELMIA, a brand of Dassault Systèmes, where she carried out the deployment of digital manufacturing software as well as consulting projects with customers in the automotive and the aerospace industries worldwide. Florent Massou dit Labaquère – Executive Vice‑President Operations of the Commercial Aircraft business 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 1 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.

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