Amparo Moraleda appointed first female president of Airbus

Amparo Moraleda was approved as the new president of Airbus at the company’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders in April, succeeding René Obermann who stepped down and will not seek re‑election as a board member.

Moraleda becomes the first woman and the first non‑French or non‑German national to lead the group since its founding in 1970, bringing an international background that includes two decades at IBM and senior roles at Iberdrola, while Airbus faces ongoing labor protests in Spanish factories demanding better working conditions.