Johannes Bussmann to become CEO of MTU Aero Engines AG on September 1, 2025
| Dr. Johannes Bussmann to be appointed to the Executive Board as of July 15, 2025
| He will take over as CEO from Lars Wagner on September 1, 2025
Munich, July 10, 2025 | Dr. Johannes Bussmann (56) will take over as CEO of MTU Aero Engines AG on September 1, 2025. He will join the Executive Board of the company listed on Germany’s leading stock market index on July 15, 2025. MTU‘s Supervisory Board announced Bussmann as the new, incoming CEO at the end of 2024, and has now set the timeline for this change.
Current CEO Lars Wagner will step down from the Executive Board on August 31, 2025. He will support the transition in an advisory role until he leaves the company on October 31, 2025. Wagner will take over as CEO of Airbus' commercial aircraft business.
Dr. Johannes Bussmann is currently CEO of TÜV SÜD AG and previously headed Lufthansa Technik AG. Bussmann has been appointed to the MTU Aero Engines AG Executive Board for a five-year term. His mandate will run until July 14, 2030.
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MTU Aero Engines AG is a globally recognized expert in commercial and military aircraft engines. MTU‘s high-tech expertise ranges from the development and production of high-quality components to the final assembly of complete engines and the maintenance of aircraft engines and stationary gas turbines. In the financial year 2024, the DAX-listed company generated revenues of 7.5 billion euros. MTU technology can be found providing reliable thrust in one in three commercial aircraft worldwide. And every year, MTU maintains around 1,500 engines and industrial gas turbines. At 19 locations on five continents, more than 13,000 employees from over 80 nations contribute to safe global mobility. Together with other European engine manufacturers, MTU has also been ensuring and supporting the operational readiness of air forces for decades. To continue to benefit from the sustained growth of the aviation industry in the years to come, the company is investing in its expertise, industrial capacities and in future commercial and military engine concepts in Germany and worldwide. With the passion and innovative strength of its employees, MTU is shaping modern aviation – today, tomorrow and in the decades to come