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Tom Enders

Chairman of the Board of Directors of KNDS (since 2025), the Franco-German tankmaker formed by the merger of Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and Nexter. Served as CEO of Airbus (formerly EADS, Airbus Group) from 2012 to 2019, where he unified the company across national divisions and launched the A320neo.

German Army Reserve Major who spent two years on the Federal Ministry of Defence planning staff. President of the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) since 2019.

German · 1 current role

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    Chairman of the Board

    KNDS (KMW + Nexter Defense Systems) is a French-German defense company developing unmanned ground vehicles including the [CENTURIO-X30](/models/centurio-x30), a

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  • KNDS Chairman of the BoardSecondary-verified

Sources (4)

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KNDS
  2. Wikipedia · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Enders
  3. KNDS · https://knds.com/en/press-releases/nomination-of-tom-enders-as-chairman-of-knds-board-of-directors
  4. Bloomberg · https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-15/ex-airbus-ceo-tom-enders-said-to-be-near-job-as-knds-chairman

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