Dr. Andreas Sperl is the CEO of Elbe Flugzeugwerke and was a chief financial officer (CFO) of the European aircraft manufacturer

Airbus Airbus SE (; ; ; ) is a European Multinational corporation, multinational aerospace corporation. Airbus designs, manufactures and sells civil and military aerospace manufacturer, aerospace products worldwide and manufactures aircraft througho ...

S.A.S. He was appointed CFO of Airbus in June 2000 and is responsible for finance, controlling, accounting, as well as internal audits and risk management. He is a member of the Airbus Executive Committee.

Professional history

Mr. Sperl began his professional career as a scientific assistant at the University of Münster and joined

Daimler Benz The Mercedes-Benz Group Aktiengesellschaft, AG (previously named Daimler-Benz, DaimlerChrysler and Daimler) is a German Multinational corporation, multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It ...

AG in 1979 as a specialist in the Participations department. He was appointed assistant to the President and Chief Executive Officer in 1982, and in 1986 became director of group planning. Between 1989 and 1991, Mr. Sperl was Chairman of the management board of Otomarsan, which later became

Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz (), commonly referred to as Mercedes and sometimes as Benz, is a German luxury and commercial vehicle automotive brand established in 1926. Mercedes-Benz AG (a Mercedes-Benz Group subsidiary established in 2019) is headquartere ...

Türk, and from 1991 to 1995 he was General Director of Mercedes-Benz Mexico. From 1995 until he was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Airbus, Mr. Sperl held the position of Executive Vice President of DaimlerChrysler Aerospace in Munich, responsible for mergers and acquisitions.

Personal life

Dr. Sperl was born in 1947 in

Diepholz Diepholz (; Northern Low Saxon: ''Deefholt'') is a town and capital of the district of Diepholz in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the rivers Hunte and Lohne, approximately 45 km northeast of Osnabrück, and 60 km southwest of ...

in Germany. Sperl holds a degree in Business Management from the University of Münster as well as a PhD, which he obtained in 1976 from the same university. Married with two children, Mr. Sperl enjoys playing golf and listening to classical music in his free time.

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