I-Airbus SE imisele u-Alberto Gutiérrez, i-56, iNtloko ye-Military Aircraft ngaphakathi kwe-Airbus yoKhuselo kunye ne-Space, ngo-1 kaJanuwari 2019. Uya kunika ingxelo kwi-Airbus Defence kunye ne-Space Chief Executive Officer (CEO) uDirk Hoke kwaye abe yiLungu leKomiti eLawulayo yecandelo. Ngaphaya koko, uAlberto Gutiérrez uya kusebenza njengeNtloko ye-Airbus Spain, eyongamela imisebenzi yeshishini jikelele yenkampani elizweni. Uphumelela uFernando Alonso, 62, oya kuthatha umhlala phantsi emva kweminyaka engama-40 kwishishini le-aerospace, apho i-37 i-Airbus. UFernando Alonso uya kuhlala de kube sekupheleni kuka-Matshi 2019 ukuqinisekisa utshintsho olugudileyo kunye nomlandeli wakhe.
“Ndiyambulela uFernando ngonxibelelwano lwakhe olubalaseleyo kunye nobunkokeli obukhuthazayo kuyo yonke le minyaka. Ngapha koko, ungomnye wezona nkokeli zibalaseleyo zabantu endakha ndadibana nabo kwishishini lethu. UFernando ujonga emva kumsebenzi ogqwesileyo onempumelelo engenakubalwa. Akaphelelanga nje ekubeni abe negalelo ekubuyiseleni imeko enzima ye-A400M kulawulo lweeNqwelo-moya zoMkhosi kule minyaka yakutsha nje; ukwanegalelo kuphuhliso nasekuziseni ukusebenza kwazo zonke iiNqwelomoya zoSapho lwe-Airbus njengeNjineli yoVavanyo lweFlight. Ngamawaka eeyure zovavanyo lokubhabha phantsi kwebhanti lakhe, wenza iinqwelomoya ze-A340-200 ngo-1992, i-A319 ngo-1997, i-A380 ngo-Aprili 2005 kunye ne-A350 XWB ngoJuni 2013. Leyo yirekhodi enye ephawulekayo! Ndimnqwenelela umhlala-phantsi owufaneleyo,” utshilo umphathi we-Airbus uTom Enders.
U-Dirk Hoke, u-CEO we-Airbus Defence and Space, uthe: “Ndikunye no-Alberto Gutiérrez, singena ezihlangwini zikaFernando ozisa imvelaphi kunye nobungcali kwezomkhosi wezoMkhosi. Ukusondelana kweshishini lakhe yinto ebalulekileyo njengoko sijonga ukuphonononga uluhlu lwamathuba amatsha kwishishini lokhuselo ukusukela kumaphulo kumaqonga akhoyo anje nge-Eurofighter okanye i-A330MRTT kwiiprojekthi ezintsha ezinje ngeNkqubo yokulwa noMoya yeHlabathi. Ukugxininisa kuka-Alberto kubathengi kudibene nenkqubo kunye nobungcali kwezobunjineli, kumenza abe ngumgqatswa ofanelekileyo wokuqhubeka nokuphucula nokukhula kwishishini lethu leenqwelomoya zomkhosi kwiminyaka ezayo.
U-Alberto Gutiérrez, okwangoku usekela-ntloko yeenqwelomoya zomkhosi woKhuselo kunye neNdawo ukusukela ngoJulayi 2017, wayengu-CEO we-Eurofighter GmbH ese-Jamani ukusuka ngo-2013 ukuya ku-2016.
Waqala umsebenzi wakhe kwi-1985 njengonjineli kwaye ubambe isikhundla esiphezulu kulawulo lwe-Airbus kunye ne-Space njengeNtloko yokuSebenza kwe-Airbus yezomkhosi kunye neNtloko yeMveliso ye-Eurofighter eJamani naseSpain. Unesidanga seNjineli yoNxibelelwano ngezoNxibelelwano kwiUniversidad Politécnica yaseMadrid.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- He started his career in 1985 as an engineer and has held many senior management positions in Airbus Defence and Space as Head of Operations for Airbus Military and Head of Eurofighter Production for Germany and Spain.
- His business intimacy is a crucial asset as we look towards exploring a range of new opportunities in the defence business ranging from campaigns on existing platforms like the Eurofighter or the A330MRTT to new projects like the Future Combat Air System.
- With thousands of flight test hours under his belt, he performed the maiden flights of the A340-200 in 1992, the A319 in 1997, the A380 in April 2005 and the A350 XWB in June 2013.
