Airbus Appoints Jürgen Westermeier as President and MD For India & South Asia

Airbus has appointed Jürgen Westermeier as the president and managing director for India and South Asia, effective 1 September 2025. Currently, the executive vice president and chief procurement officer at Airbus, Jürgen will succeed Rémi Maillard who will become executive vice-president engineering for commercial aircraft and head of technology at Airbus.

In his new role, Jürgen will spearhead Airbus’ business in India and South Asia, across commercial aircraft, defence and space, and helicopters. He will be responsible for commercial aircraft sales and for expanding the company’s footprint in the region, which includes services, engineering, digital, innovation and training. Jürgen will also help advance Airbus’ commitment to ‘Make in India’ by supporting the company’s campaigns aligned to this vision.

Jürgen, 53, joined Airbus as chief procurement officer in 2020, where he was in charge of procurement across Airbus divisions. Forging strong partnerships with suppliers, he led the development and application of procurement processes and tools across the company.

Jürgen started his career in 1998 at BMW, where he held strategic positions across information services, motorcycles purchasing, quality management and supplier network, and cost engineering.

Jürgen holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Karlsruhe, Germany.