Dr. Lutz Bertling, born on 9 July 1962, is President and CEO of Eurocopter and is a Member of the EADS Executive Committee.
Prior to assuming this position, Bertling served as Executive Vice President Governmental Helicopters from 2003 and was appointed CEO of Eurocopter Deutschland in April 2006.
Bertling began his career in 1988 as Academic Staff at Braunschweig university's Institut für Werkzeugmaschinen und Fertigungstechnik (IWF). In 1991, he took the lead of IWF's Production Systems Department.
From 1993 to 1999, Bertling hold several functions at Adtranz, DaimlerChrysler Rail Systems (Deutschland) GmbH and served finally as Vice President System Design and Production Carbody Unit Germany.
In 1999, he joined the Military Aircraft Business Unit of the EADS predecessor DaimlerChrysler Aerospace (Dasa) as Vice President Augsburg Plant and Aerostructure Programmes.
Dr. Lutz Bertling studied Mechanical Engineering at the Technical University of Braunschweig, earning a Doctorate in 1993.
