Lars Wagner

Lars Wagner was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Commercial Aircraft business of Airbus in January 2026 and is a member of the Company's Executive Committee.

 

He joined Airbus from MTU Aero Engines AG in Munich, Germany, where he served as CEO since January 2023. His responsibilities included engineering and technology, human resources, strategy, corporate communications, and legal affairs. Additionally, Lars led MTU’s sustainability efforts as Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) from May 2022. Prior to his appointment as CEO at MTU, he served as Chief Operating Officer from 2018 to 2022 and previously as Executive Vice President in charge of OEM operations.

 

Lars began his career with an apprenticeship in aircraft manufacturing and worked as an aircraft mechanic at Daimler Benz Aerospace (Airbus) in Bremen in 1997. 

After pursuing higher education, he returned to Airbus in 2003 and held various positions across the company’s home nation sites, including roles in Flight Physics within the Engineering organisation and as Senior Director Strategy Integration. 

In September 2011, he moved to Hamburg, where he served as Vice President Long Range Fuselage and Vice President A350 Fuselage until July 2015.

 

Lars was born in 1975 in Cuxhaven, Germany. He holds a Dipl.-Ing. in Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics from RWTH Aachen University and an MBA from the Collège des Ingénieurs in Paris. His education also includes studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Imperial College London.