Head of Aircraft of Tomorrow R&T
Airbus

Karim Mokaddem is Airbus Head of Aircraft of Tomorrow R&T. In this role, he is responsible for establishing and overseeing Airbus Commercial’ future aircraft research and technology portfolio.

Karim has held a variety of engineering, project leadership and management positions since starting his career in 1996. During his 14-year tenure at PSA Peugeot Citroen, he held several high-level roles, including Executive Chief Engineer of Technoboost, a joint-venture between PSA Peugeot Citroen and the French government. In 2014, he was named General Manager of AALPS Capital, an asset management company in low-carbon, hydrogen and fuel cell mobility. 

Prior to joining Airbus in 2020, he was Chief Technology Officer of Balyo, a company that develops, markets and installs fully autonomous material-handling robots. Karim joined Airbus as FastTrack Electrification leader before leading Airbus Group Hybrid Electric Strategy.

Download as PDF