Johannes von Thadden

CEO of Draco Aircraft in Warsaw, Poland

Johannes von Thadden is the CEO of Draco Aircraft in Warsaw, Poland.

From 2020 to 2023, he served as the CEO of Airbus Poland, where he successfully restructured the company. Prior to this, he was responsible for Airbus’s worldwide space business, valued at 3 billion euros.

During 2007 to 2017, he held various leadership roles in Airbus, including a board position at Astrium, the company’s space division.

In politics, he was the Director General of the Christian Democratic Union from 2003 to 2007, managing the election campaign that led to Angela Merkel becoming Chancellor in 2005.

From 2011 to 2024, he was appointed by the German government to lead the Foundation for Polish-German Cooperation.

He holds a PhD in economics and was awarded Germany’s Order of Merit.