Florian Maier
Head of Vocational Training and Technical Systems School, Airbus Defence and Space
Vita
Florian Maier is Head of Vocational Training and the Technical Systems School (TSS) at Airbus Defence and Space. He is responsible for the strategic development and operational management of talent development programs for apprentices and dual-track students. He also serves as a volunteer labor court judge and on various other committees—including the advisory board of Hochschule Dual, the administrative committee of the Ingolstadt Employment Agency, and the board of directors of BKK Gildemeister Seidensticker.
A graduate in business administration (FH), he has over 20 years of HR experience within the Airbus Group. As an HR Business Leader, he managed the Friedrichshafen site, including Ulm and Potsdam, and served as Managing Director of Dornier Hilfe GmbH for over five years. Prior to that, as a Senior HR Business Partner, he was responsible for the global finance organization of the Airbus Group across eight international locations. He began his career as Executive Assistant to the HR Director of the Central Units before taking on various HR Business Partner roles.
He combines a holistic HR approach with a strong affinity for IT and values-based leadership. True to his motto, “It’s all about the people,” he believes that trust, empathy, respect, and personal responsibility are at the heart of successful collaboration.
Degree at THI: Betriebswirtschaft, B. A.