Axel Krein

Since February 2019, Axel Krein is the Executive Director of Clean Sky, now Clean Aviation, the European Public-Private Partnership developing innovative, cutting-edge technology aimed at reducing CO2 and NOx gas emissions and noise levels produced by aircraft.
Prior to Clean Sky, Axel held various positions in Airbus, including Senior Vice President Cyber Security Program (2014 - 2019); Senior Vice President Research & Technology (2007 - 2014); Senior Vice President Strategic Development (2004 - 2007); and Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer (2000 - 2004). Axel holds a Masters in Aerospace Engineering from the Technical University of Aachen, Germany.