I-Airbus SE iqoke u-Philippe Mhun, 56, njengeSikhulu Esiphezulu Sezinhlelo Nezinkonzo ze-Airbus Commercial Aircraft, kusukela mhla lu-01 kuMasingana 2019. UMhun, njengamanje oyiNhloko Yezinsizakalo Zabathengi kwa-Airbus, uzongena esikhundleni seNhloko Yezinhlelo ze-EVP uDidier Evrard, 65, othatha umhlalaphansi ukuphenduka konyaka ngemva kweminyaka engama-41 ehlotshaniswa ne-Airbus, engama-20 yalabo abasezikhundleni eziphezulu zokuphatha.
"Ukweseka amakhasimende ethu ngomndeni womkhiqizo ophoqelela kakhulu ngenkathi sinikeza izinsizakalo ezifanelana nemikhumbi yawo - lokhu kusenhliziyweni ye-Airbus no-Philippe Mhun," kusho u-Guillaume Faury, uMongameli we-Airbus Commercial Aircraft. “SinoPhilippe kuyasijabulisa ukubona lawo makhono awinayo ehlanganiswe kahle. Isipiliyoni sakhe esivelele sezindiza kanye nengqondo yekhasimende, ubungcweti bakhe obubalulekile bezimboni namasevisi ngokuqinisekile buzonikeza isisekelo esiqinile sobuholi bakhe besikhathi esizayo.”
“U-Didier Evrard unjalo the umphathi wohlelo “ubuhle obusezingeni eliphezulu”, kusho uTom Enders, oyiChief Executive Officer ye-Airbus. “Kungenxa yamakhono akhe okuphatha uhlelo ngendlela ecophelelayo kanye nokuzimisela kwakhe ukuthi i-A350 XWB, eyaziwa ngele-“mission engenzeki” ekuqaleni kwayo kokuthuthuka, isiphenduke inqwaba yezinkampani zezindiza ezihamba phambili ezingama-45 emhlabeni, eziqala ukusebenza. ngo-2015 ezingeni elingenakuqhathaniswa lokuvuthwa embonini yethu. U-Didier uye waba iNhloko Yezinhlelo ze-Airbus, ehola amaqembu alethe intuthuko eningi kangaka kumakhasimende ethu futhi asekela uxhaxha lwezindiza ze-Airbus ezingaphezu kuka-10,500 emhlabeni wonke. Simbonga kakhulu uDidier ngeqhaza lakhe ku-Airbus futhi simfisela uhlelo olulandelayo olujabulisayo lokuphumula nokuzilibazisa.”
U-Evrard ube nesibopho sazo zonke izinhlelo zezindiza zezentengiselwano ze-Airbus kusukela ngo-2015 futhi ngaphambi kwalokhu wahola uhlelo lwe-A350 XWB kusukela ngo-2007. Waqala umsebenzi wakhe ngo-1977 njengonjiniyela wokuhlola we-Matra. Ngo-1998, waba nguMqondisi we-Matra BAe Dynamics (MBD) Stand-Off Programme lapho ahola khona iStorm Shadow/SCALP Programme. Ngo-2003, waba yiNhloko ye-MBDA France futhi wahola ukuhlanganiswa kwe-MBD France kanye ne-Aérospatiale MatraMissiles futhi kamuva wathatha umthwalo wemfanelo wazo zonke izinhlelo ze-MBDA ezicitshwayo.
U-Philippe Mhun uzobika ku-Guillaume Faury, okumele athathe izintambo ku-Tom Enders njenge-CEO ye-Airbus ngemva koMhlangano Omkhulu Waminyaka Yonke we-Airbus ngomhla ziyi-10 kuMbasa 2019. UMhun uzophinde abe yiLungu LeKomidi Eliphethe le-Airbus.
Kuwo wonke umsebenzi wakhe e-Airbus, u-Philippe Mhun - Iphini Likamongameli Omkhulu kanye neNhloko Yezinsizakalo Zabathengi kusukela ngo-2016 - ugxile ekuletheni izinsizakalo ezihamba phambili kumakhasimende kuzo zonke izinhlelo. Ubephinde futhi eqondise Izinkonzo zophiko lwe-Airbus kanye nezinkampani ezingaphansi kwazo ezifana ne-Satair ne-NAVBLUE. UMhun wajoyina i-Airbus ngo-2004 njengePhini Likamongameli Wohlelo lwe-A380 futhi wandisa ngokushesha indawo yakhe ukuze abe Iphini Likamongameli Izinhlelo Ezinkonzo Zekhasimende, ehola zonke izinhlelo ezisebenza ngaphakathi. Phakathi kuka-2013 no-2016 usebenze ekuthengweni kwempahla enomthwalo wemfanelo weZisetshenziswa, Amasistimu kanye Nokweseka.
Ngaphambi kokujoyina i-Airbus, u-Philippe Mhun wayephethe izikhundla ezihlukahlukene ngaphakathi kwe-Air France kanye nenkampani yezindiza yase-France i-UTA phakathi kuka-1986 no-2004. Wayebambe iqhaza ohlelweni olusha lokungena emsebenzini, ubunjiniyela kanye nokugcinwa kwendiza.
UPhilippe Mhun owazalwa ngo-1962 futhi washada enezingane ezintathu, uneziqu zobunjiniyela bemishini azithola e-Applied Sciences National Institute (INSA Lyon).
