Max Grimard

Mr. Grimard is the Vice President, Deputy Head of Strategy and Business Development at EADS Astrium. Astrium is a subsidiary of EADS, a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services.

Mr. Grimard has held successive positions in the Launchers, Missiles and Manned Space Flight subsidiary at EADS Astrium (formerly Aerospatiale) for over 20 years. As a project manager, he managed Assured Crew Return and Manned Re-entry Capsule Programmes. He then became the Head of Advanced Studies and at the time of the EADS merger became the Executive Assistant to the Chairman and CEO of EADS Launch Vehicles. In 2004, Mr. Grimard became the Vice President of Strategic Business Development Space at EADS Corporate. In 2006, he was named the Vice-President of Business Development. Prior to joining EADS, Mr. Grimard was a Research Engineer in Astrodynamics at the French Aerospace Research Center (ONERA) from 1979-1986.

Mr. Grimard is a member of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) and serves as Vice Chairman of Commission 5 (Space Plans and Policies) . He is also a member of various IAF Committees, on Integrated Applications, on Investment and Entrepreneurship, and on Industry Relations. He is a member of the Board of the World Space Week Association. Mr. Grimard earned a Bachelor of Sciences at the “Ecole Nationale Supérieure de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace.”