January 2014
Domingo Ureña Raso
Domingo Ureña Raso became Executive Vice President of Military
Aircraft within the Airbus Defence and Space Division on January 1
2014 and is a Member of the Airbus Group Executive Committee. Prior
to assuming this position, he had been Chairman and CEO of Airbus
Military since February 2009.
In addition, Mr. Ureña Raso is CEO of Airbus Operations in Spain and
the National Representative for Airbus Group in Spain.
In October 2010, Mr. Ureña Raso was nominated President of
AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD) and
as of April 2013 continues in the management of the association as
Vice Chairman of the Board.
Mr. Ureña Raso started as an engineer at Construcciones Aeronauticas or CASA (which became
EADS-CASA in 2000 and Airbus Military in 2009) in Spain in 1982. In 1998, he was appointed CEO
and Member of the Board of Aircelle’s joint venture between Airbus and SNECMA. When the Airbus
share was sold to SNECMA, he took over as President and CEO of the first privatised defence
company in Poland, PZL Warszawa Okęcie, in 2002.
In 2002, Mr. Ureña Raso moved to Munich, Germany, to become Head of Procurement and
Member of the Board for Eurofighter. In 2004, he joined the EADS Defence division and coordinated
the implementation of the shared services process and the restructuring of the division until the end
of 2005.
In 2006 he rejoined Airbus as Head of the new Airbus Industrial Strategy team, defining the scope of
Airbus’ future core/non-core activities at aircraft level, the supply chain consolidation strategy and the
Make-or-Buy policy for future programmes. Since January 2007, he was in charge of the Airbus
“Power8” turn around programme, and the “Future EADS” programme.
Domingo Ureña Raso was born in Camarena (Toledo), Spain in May 1958. He graduated from the
Polytechnic University of Madrid with a degree in Technical Aeronautical Engineering in 1982 before
obtaining an MBA from the International Board of Social Sciences (UNESCO). He obtained a
diploma in Business Management by the ESSEC of Paris in 1998.
Airbus Group
Airbus Group is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2012, the Group –
comprising Airbus, Airbus Defence and Space, and Airbus Helicopters – generated revenues of €
56.5 billion and employed a workforce of over 140,000.
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