By Tim Hepher
By Tim Hepher
PARIS, Nov 7 (Reuters) – Airbus is overhauling the administration of its provide chain and dashing up meeting at a plant in China because it faces ongoing industrial issues at dwelling in Germany, trade sources stated.
Employees have been informed that Klaus Richter, chief procurement officer, is stepping down from his publish on the Franco-German-led firm to “pursue different skilled challenges,” they stated.
The previous BMW provide chain chief, who was credited with introducing carmaking methods, might be changed on an interim foundation by the corporate’s operational head in China, Francois Mery.
Airbus AIR.PA declined to remark.
Richter, a former potential CEO candidate who was stated by trade sources to have uneasy relations with then helicopters boss Guillaume Faury after his procurement function expanded to embrace the entire group in 2017, had seen his duties regularly lowered since Faury turned CEO in April.
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